Dain tries, again. > As I recall the previous mayor applied said tax to the > building of the convention center. Once a tax is added > it does not go away. Dain Lyngstad edina/phillips
No, the half-cent sales tax to pay for the Convention Center is a completely different deal. It's on everything sales-taxable in the city; the Metrodome tax wasn't (again, it was a hotel/motel/liquor only). Also, there's a two-year gap between the Dome tax expiring and the Convention Center tax beginning. Aside from that, they're exactly the same <grin>. The city has also imposed other sales taxes - for example, an entertainment tax in 1969, when the Twins were busy losing to the Orioles in the playoffs at Met Stadium - but those taxes arrived at times other than the Dome tax's expieration. Facts are facts: the Metrodome tax died. It didn't end all taxation, but it died. David Brauer Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
