It has become too easy for politicians and the string-pullers who guide public decision making here to add taxes on products everyone buys.
The sales tax, paid by anyone buying things, falls on most people. Rich or poorAn income tax. Highly graduated so those with high incomes would pay the greater share.It is highly unfair.No matter how low your income, you pay the full cost of the sales tax.County Executive Chris Roynane and the County Council recently voted to extend a 0.25 percent increase in the general sales tax. It now stands at 8 percent total in the county, highest in Ohio.This increase extends the tax through 2063.
It is easy for the politician. Especially when you have a docile news media. And it’s easy for those who set the pattern of decision-making here. For example, Dave Gilbert, of Destination Cleveland, the convention business mouthpiece, is often quoted by local media on downtown and visitors to the city. No sales taxes bother him. He earned an income of $536,000 in a recent year.
They have not loosened their grip on the city and county now preparing a new tax thrust for the Browns stadium deal. Unlike today, there was organized opposition. Presently, the city has no real organization that speaks for those without power. It shows why so few people even vote anymore in the city. They see no reason for hope.
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