i'd rather rely on local sales taxes than be at the mercy of the yahoos running amok in jeff city.Eon Blue wrote:Raising the gas tax would help, but it doesn't address the paucity of funding from the state for transit.
Statewide transportation sales tax coming in 2014
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OMG Dave, we are like twins. I just used the word "yahoos" yesterday to describe a group politically.
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Curious, is that recourse safe from Jeff City passing a law preventing local action?
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the only sales that that isn't already capped is those included in special districts (such as a TDD). counties and municipalities all require state authorization and a public vote AFAIK.grovester wrote:Curious, is that recourse safe from Jeff City passing a law preventing local action?