Posted in Stupidity on July 30, 2012|
Contrary to the misleading CBC headline below these dupes have been raped by their municipal government. In typical con artist style the municipality started the discussion with an astronomical 37% proposal that was designed to scare the bejesus out of everybody. Then the taxpayers think they got off easy with a 20% increase. It worked for gas prices, why not taxes?
Corman Park nixes 37% tax hike – Saskatchewan – CBC News.
A proposed property tax hike of 37 per cent was rolled back to 20 per cent in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park on Monday.
Taxpayers in the municipality, which encircles Saskatoon, expressed shock earlier this month over a planned tax increase of 37 per cent following on the heels of a 17 per cent hike last year. One resident, Garry Derenoski, told CBC News that the most recent increase would have added another $1,300 to his tax bill.
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