Activist Survey Seyz Kansas City Wants To Pay More Transit Taxes

Fact check . . .

The local group running this survey spends most of their time attempting to garner bus money from politicos so their gauge of local sentiment might be a bit skewed.

Still . . . 

Take a look at activists rolling with their own (invented) numbers . . .  

The alliance asked 1,600 people — 400 in each county — the same question: “Next year, there may be a measure on the ballot in [COUNTY] that would increase the local sales tax by 1/2¢ for 10 years to fund public transit bus services in [COUNTY]. If the election were held today, would you vote yes to approve or no to reject this measure?”

The polling found that a majority of voters in each of the four counties said they would support a 10-year, half-cent sales tax to fund bus service in their respective counties.

The alliance estimates that if all four counties established a half-cent tax for bus service, it would bring in more than $180 million per year.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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