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Over-taxation could kill our city

The Gazette Opinion Staff

Mar. 15, 2011 3:24 pm

With global economic uncertainties, permanent increases in gas prices and our state and national economy in such instability, it makes no sense to be maxing out our local-option sales tax on a 20-year scheme that will be highly flawed and may not actually be needed if built.

The only sure thing that I can see coming from it is the creation of an “Alcatraz of the Midwest.” Once those flood walls go up around May's Island, we might as well put some concertina wire around the top and convert the whole thing into a prison.

Cities do die and they are often killed by over-taxation. Other cities will grow nearby to replace us. Cities without a 20-year tax folly.

Kevin Litten

Cedar Rapids

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