[Mpls] City sales tax

[David Shove]

The rich would love to have us have only regressive taxes like the sales
tax. They would pay almost nothing. Money for public goods (eg schools,
public health) would decline; ordinary people be less educated, less
healthy, etc, in general weaker. Less able to defend themselves as the
rich move to take further advantage of us, the sort of advantage the
wealthy had over the poor in Dicken's England. Pawlenty understands this
very well, and is working night and day to help the rich feed off the
poor.

As for remedy - how about secession? Set up as an independent city-state,
with income and corporate taxes. We'd do better than be robbed and
disabled by the rich, as we are today.

--David Shove
Roseville




ordinary
people -
who are their natural foes - would be hindered by poorly funded education
atc, and thus less able to challenge the rich as they take the next step
toward feudalism.



On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 rpgoldman at real-time.com wrote:

> >>>>> "MH" == Michael Hohmann <mhohmann at visi.com> writes:
>
>     MH> You heard my take on the issue prior to the vote (my [Mpls]
>     MH> Tax Increment Financing (TIF) policy in Mpls. post of 2/10).
>     MH> There are alternatives to a regressive sales tax increase.
>     MH> It's a matter of spending priorities.  It would be nice if the
>     MH> legislature informs Mpls. voters whether this will simply be a
>     MH> trade out for LGA funds next session, prior to the fall
>     MH> referendum and city elections... such knowledge might
>     MH> influence votes.
>
> Seems like the state gov't. has been taking away some of these
> alternatives.  What alternatives are we left with, and which have been
> pulled away from us?  Also, what form of voter assent is required for
> each (do any require referenda)?
>
> Thanks!
> Robert
>
>
>
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>
> Robert P. Goldman
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