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Originally Posted by Locke
Okay, but at the same time we have to understand that if you choke the hell out of the tax base you're going to drive businesses into the ground and then you'll get nothing.
It makes far more sense to evenly distribute the tax requirement in a smoother mix between groups than to so overburden one that you're driving them into failure.
Do you think outrageous Property Taxes have no impact whatsoever on downtown vacancies? Perhaps Property Taxes are so high because Downtown is vacant and downtown is vacant because Property Taxes are so high?
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I don't disagree with you. My point was many people complain their taxes are too high but are the same one who complain when services are cut. We cannot have it both ways (this applies to Albertan's too although we also seem to be in denial about that). Sure the City needs to look at spending but there is also only so much they can do. And business is being choked by what has happened downtown. So what do we do? Probably spread some of the shortfall from business onto homeowner/individual tax. Honestly our taxes are pretty low compared to other cities. I hate a tax increase as much as they next person but we're going to have to pay the piper one way or another.