0:22
Michael Bowles
218:34 - 218:56
“this does not solve a problem of high property taxes at all. Um, what this does is bring in another tax on top of the taxes we already have. So this does not solve a problem, this creates a new problem, a new tax that, um, I know is going to cause us to pay more money.”
- Speaker
- Michael Bowles
- Timestamp
- 218:34 – 218:56
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Mat-Su Borough
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From the transcript
Okay, all righty, assembly person votes. Thank you, Madam Mayor. So, um, before we vote, this does not solve a problem of high property taxes at all. Um, what this does is bring in another tax on top of the taxes we already have. So this does not solve a problem, this creates a new problem, a new tax that, um, I know is going to cause us to pay more money.
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