Asking candidates how they’ll reduce taxes is the wrong question. First, they’ll pander to you while knowing they have no such power, not even the mayor. Second, reducing or even holding the line on taxes requires service cuts. I don’t want service cuts, but want to know that my city is trim and efficient. My city recently completed a service review to become more efficient that saved the equivalent of about 3% on taxes. Ask about that but know that your candidates have no authority to do that either.
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