double-talk

https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/strasburg-town-council-grapples-with-budget-deficit/article_a76e4599-e3e8-5e99-a21b-2659500daae3.html 

Calvin Coolidge said: "Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery."

strasburg has a history of spending taxes unwisely.

https://strasburgunderground.blogspot.com/2021/09/red-herring.html

https://strasburgunderground.blogspot.com/2022/11/cart-before-horse.html

etc.

strasburg also has a history of double-talk. Beware of councilman Dane Hooser's advocacy for raising the real estate tax. 

https://strasburgunderground.blogspot.com/2022/05/figures-dont-lie-but-liars-figure.html

in 2022 the real estate tax rate went down 11% while real estate assessments went UP a whopping 45%--resulting in a whopping 22% increase in real estate taxes. talk about inflation!!!

Here's a fourth option--cut spending.

 

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attribution: Matt Deegan and flickr

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