Amid the death of retail, here's local government looking to target Internets money from residents as they're desperately seeking more resources for the care of doggies and public safety.
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Independence seeks local use tax for police, animal shelter
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Independence seeks local use tax for police, animal shelter
These taxes are always a bait and switch. Raytown did the same thing with a "public safety" sales tax and then got rid of a large portion of their police force a couple of years later.
ReplyDeleteGood luck collecting this tax, try that and on-line sellers will simply respond by refusing orders placed for delivery in Independence, telling would-be purchasers why.
ReplyDeletePitchforks and clotheslines outside the City Hall the next day.
the mayor should cut some of there high paid jobs
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