I remember reading last year about a proposal to do a 2% tax on people who made over a million a year, and that it would solve all of our money problems, deficits, health and education funding. Anyone else remember this? I've forgotten the statistics, but it was amazing. diane wiley working away in tangletown
_____ From: Matty Lang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 3:34 PM To: Diane Wiley; mpls forum Subject: RE: [Mpls] Snicker shock? Diane Wiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The main question I have is whether people who have less incomes are being hit harder. That would not be good. If we want to have a decent city, we're going to have to pay for it. I will buy $300 less of some kind of thing that I probably don't really "need", and that seems a small sacrifice to pay for a better city. I just would want to know that families with less income are not going without food or heat in order to pay their mortgages. Diane Wiley, perhaps idealistic to a fault in Tangletown... ML: I'll let you know how it went come Spring. On the same day that I received my letter from Hennepin County, I believe the Strib also ran a story on climbing mortgage interest rates. I don't recall (I don't want to think about it) if my taxes increased by 10 or 20 % this year as the notice was part of an increasing white noise of negative economic news. At some point last year, New Jersey considered (and passed?) a millionaires' tax to reduce local property taxes as well as to buttress funding for health care and education. Being taxed on the ability to pay taxes, now that's a novel idea. The guv could call it a Millionaires' fee and pick up some votes in Minneapolis. Matty Lang, Hoping hard for a 3% raise in 06 but not holding my breath in Central _____ Yahoo! <http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFqODRtdXQ4BF9TAzMyOTc1MDIEX3MDOTY2ODgxNj kEcG9zAzEEc2VjA21haWwtZm9vdGVyBHNsawNmYw--/SIG=110oav78o/**http%3a//farechas e.yahoo.com/> FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. 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:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
