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This is probably your town as well. Some in power do not understand that ANY local tax increases have to be voted on by the public, needing 2/3 to pass--per Prop. 26.
"The services identified for privatization include the Miramar Landfill, municipal golf courses and airports. Business taxes average $79 in the city of San Diego, compared to a norm of $601 in similar cities statewide, according to the report. The next lowest city is San Jose, which charges three times as much.
Bringing the tax burden up to San Jose's level would generate $26 million in new revenues, and $94 million would be raised if San Diego's business taxes were boosted to the state average.
"I do not believe the citizens of San Diego are going to vote to raise taxes,'' City Councilman Kevin Falconer said. The wide margin of defeat for Proposition D was "a very clear message,'' Falconer said."
San Diego needs to stop wasting time talking about raising taxes and start figuring out what to cut--like "arts", stadiums, golf courses, for a start.
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"The services identified for privatization include the Miramar Landfill, municipal golf courses and airports. Business taxes average $79 in the city of San Diego, compared to a norm of $601 in similar cities statewide, according to the report. The next lowest city is San Jose, which charges three times as much.
Bringing the tax burden up to San Jose's level would generate $26 million in new revenues, and $94 million would be raised if San Diego's business taxes were boosted to the state average.
"I do not believe the citizens of San Diego are going to vote to raise taxes,'' City Councilman Kevin Falconer said. The wide margin of defeat for Proposition D was "a very clear message,'' Falconer said."
San Diego needs to stop wasting time talking about raising taxes and start figuring out what to cut--like "arts", stadiums, golf courses, for a start.
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