Eliminating property tax doesn’t mean that you pay less in taxes; in fact, it’s likely if you are working class you are going to pay more taxes.The state is still going to have the same outgoing and incoming funds to make our essential services function, they would just be changing where those funds come from.People who are wealthy can collect their revenue in options other than a paycheck — for example, stock options — in order reduce income on paper. However, those wealthy individuals still live in a home, and likely a home with a high property value, thus high property tax.
By eliminating a property tax and increasing income or sales tax, all that would do is shift the burden to people who live in less affluent neighborhoods and make their primary living from a weekly paycheck.In the end, there are only two groups of people that would benefit from the elimination of property taxes: retirees on a fixed income and the incredibly wealthy. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.A better option might be to help create exemptions for seniors under a certain income threshold rather than completely shift the entire burden to the working class.
Bruce Springsteen, celebrated lyricist and musician, has penned and performed his newest anthem, “Streets of Minneapolis,” as he once again sounds the alarm to the body politic. After decades of incredible and original music and song, the time has come to officially recognize “The Boss” as «America’s Poet Laureate for the People.»Lawrence and Laurie Abramson, Columbus; Aaron and Beth Leventhal, Columbus; Will and Linda Logan, Worthington; and Pete and Mimi McGinty, Columbus
The right side of history
You would think that if President Donald Trump’s private militia was ensnaring and deporting rapists and murderers and the “worst of the worst,” the good people of Springfield would be overjoyed. But they know better.
Even the Department of Homeland Security’s own data shows that nearly half of those arrested did not have any criminal record, while many others had minor traffic violations or civil immigration offenses like visa overstays.
Now, with the churches leading the way, the greater Springfield community has organized in support of their immigrant neighbors. And they wouldn’t do that for rapists, murderers or the “worst of the worst.”