Maxwell Sumner
7:21 - 7:47
“this does actually not repeal property taxes. It does give a discount, but it, it adds a sales tax on top of property tax. And, uh, I mean, the last time a sales tax in addition to the property tax was on the ballot, it failed 3 to 1.”
- Speaker
- Maxwell Sumner
- Timestamp
- 7:21 – 7:47
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Mat-Su Borough
- Captured at
From the transcript
We're already going to be talking about, uh, a sales tax proposal. I will say that this— Mr. Bowles is right— this does actually not repeal property taxes. It does give a discount, but it, it adds a sales tax on top of property tax. And, uh, I mean, the last time a sales tax in addition to the property tax was on the ballot, it failed 3 to 1. I don't see that changing, uh, so I mean, why waste everyone's time?
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