Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Central States News: Nebraska Pollys Approving Siphoning Off SalesTaxes To Pay For Arenas



S
ales tax exemptions here- sales tax siphoning there and municipalities just CAN'T figure out why their revenue is dropping- so UP goes YOUR property tax.


I guess dropping revenues are not a problem in Nebraska.

The OMAHA WORLD-HERALD reports that a bill is advancing through the NE Legislature that would make it easy for cities to use sales taxes raised in businesses around new arenas to help cities PAY for those new arenas.

Not confirmed is a new sport- proposed to fill those new arenas: bankrupt taxpayers vs. politicians dressed as lions....
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Tornado Strikes Monroe LA With Confirmed Injuries

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