Voices
Before you simply start raising taxes, please consider that the residents are also suffering shortfalls as well.
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Nickel and dimed
From the Pinellas County School District: Once again, Pinellas property taxes have decreased, which means another decrease in referendum funding that supports instructional salaries. While the tax roll did not decrease as much as the property appraiser had originally forecasted, the 2011-12 supplement is $ 2,983, or $ 88 less than last year. Instructional personnel on 11.5- and 12-month contracts …
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Amazon aims to have voters decide on sales-tax law
The online retailer wants voters to strike down the California law requiring the company to collect sales taxes. Wal-Mart, labor groups and other opponents could wage a costly, noisy battle against such a referendum. Escalating its fight to thwart a new levy on Internet purchases, Amazon.com says it will ask California voters to overturn a state law requiring all companies with operations or …
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