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To the editor:
Mat-Su Borough government revenue is structured incorrectly.
Our Mat-Su Borough budget is just over $400 million. Why must that revenue burden fall mainly on property owners in the Mat-Su?
Why should borough property owners foot the bills for all who use, visit or live in the Mat-Su and use government services in the Mat-Su Borough?
It is time to cut Mat-Su Borough property taxes and implement a borough-wide sales tax. (At least to all the unincorporated areas of Mat-Su Borough.)
With a borough-wide sales tax, all who use, visit or live in the Mat-Su Borough would contribute to paying for government services in the Mat-Su — that revenue burden should not fall only on the borough property owners of the Mat-Su.
It is past time to for the Mat-Su Borough to realize the revenue stream of the Mat-Su Borough is missing a seasonal sales tax on all who visit or live in the Mat-Su (not just the property owners).
Mike Stoltz
Talkeetna
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