I hope this highly regressive tax gets voted down.
It would also force the Bureau of Revenue to hire 4.5 people to collect/administer the damn thing too.
Well I did, and it is in fact, a regressive tax. Future City Council member Steve Novick also refers to it as a regressive tax.
$35 a head hits a greater share of wages if you are making close to minimum wages as opposed to what share it takes from a wealthy individual.
That, Mike, is called a 'regressive tax'.
Much like the 'flat tax' that the wealthy trot out all the time as being fair.
This measure, while trying to fix a legitimate problem, is an extremely ineffecient way to garner additional taxes for schools.
Do your homework Mike.
It would also force the Bureau of Revenue to hire 4.5 people to collect/administer the damn thing too.
$35 a head hits a greater share of wages if you are making close to minimum wages as opposed to what share it takes from a wealthy individual.
That, Mike, is called a 'regressive tax'.
Much like the 'flat tax' that the wealthy trot out all the time as being fair.
This measure, while trying to fix a legitimate problem, is an extremely ineffecient way to garner additional taxes for schools.
Do your homework Mike.