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Atherton council won't cut parcel tax
Original post made on Jun 23, 2015
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 10:38 AM
Comments
Posted by John McGraw
a resident of Atherton: other
on Jun 23, 2015 at 1:33 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Jun 23, 2015 at 1:33 pm
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax!!!
Posted by Last legs
a resident of Atherton: other
on Jun 23, 2015 at 1:50 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Jun 23, 2015 at 1:50 pm
John, there will be very substantial opposition to renewing the tax next election given the council has broken its word about only levying it if revenues are less than expenses.
Posted by Scholar
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Jun 23, 2015 at 2:32 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Jun 23, 2015 at 2:32 pm
Similar thing in Menlo Park, where some in the city government want to resurrect projects just because there is money around. Same thing in Sacramento where Brown and others recently raised our state sales tax to cure their deficits and now even Brown is fighting the State Legislature's impulse for spending instead of saving. It's apalling how so many of these politicos fail to represent us by their wanton lack of financial prudence.
Posted by Member
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Jun 23, 2015 at 6:38 pm
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Jun 23, 2015 at 6:38 pm
Keeping the parcel tax and making needed improvements throughout the city is good for the town and its residents. I applaud the council for their decision.
Posted by H. S. Truman
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Jun 23, 2015 at 7:00 pm
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Jun 23, 2015 at 7:00 pm
…said: "the only thing new in this world is the history you don't know."
Is raising taxes based on than notion that the incremental spend is going towards worthy items something new?
Of course not. It's used every time any tax has ever been raised in the history of the world.
What this time-honored rationale does leave out, however, is all the other money being wasted on things the politicos aren't talking about.
