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Highway Robbery
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Published on December 18, 2003
Psst, Yael! Give city Budget Officer Troy Schulte a call, and he'll tell you: More money for developers is also being sucked off the use-tax increase! About $150,000 in additional funds will be diverted to wealthy fat cats in the next year as a result of the tax hike.
But you didn't hear it here first. Nudge, nudge.
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