Taxing Peter to Pay Paul, See Ya Steve
Posted by Andy on December 27th, 2006
Maybe taking that drubbing in the 2006 elections wasn’t all that bad.
ST. CLOUD — Outgoing House Speaker Steve Sviggum says he’ll propose a one-time property tax reduction when the Legislature convenes next week.
Keyword, ‘outgoing’. What good is a one time fix for something broken so badly? All bailing out Counties who have been fiscally raping their citizens one time will do is let them know they have someone to bail them out next time. I’d say property taxes may be the reason DFLers took so many suburban seats. Republicans never bothered to fight the battle, hence, the DFL claim of it being Republican’s fault rang true at the polls. (For those that disagree, remember, Counties were raising their taxes, not the State. Oh, and before you spew forth with the talking points, LGA is civic welfare.)
Sviggum tells KNSIAM in St. Cloud that he’ll introduce a bill that would allow for a 15-percent reduction in state property taxes for 2007.
Swiggum says his bill would send a one-time check to county auditors in Minnesota to pay for the reduction in property taxes on every piece of property. He says it gives the county the option to accept the money or not.
What is the point of a one time fix? Why let them decide if they will keep it? Why not send the money to the income earners and businesses who were over taxed in the first place (surplus forecast is due to income and business tax revenues) and let them decide whether or not they pay their increased County property taxes or not?
The bill excludes renters.
Which is good, because they already get a 19% kickback from the Counties on the backs of their landlords.
Money for the property tax cut would come from the projected surplus for this year’s budget.
Again, income and businesses are responsible for the surplus. I sure hope another Republican comes up with a better idea of what to do with this money.
And I can’t wait for someone to remember the rhetoric from when the LGA cuts were made. Local control; hold the Commissioners accountable.
And then there is the fact that LGA is merely a municipal welfare program. No people don’t want to admit it, why? Because every one hates a mooch.
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