Secrecy
Culture Continues
"Why
would [city bureaucrats] knowingly
want to overstate their assets?" asks
Scott Barnett, former head
of the San Diego County Taxpayers
Association. "The sewer
and water systems are self-sustaining.
They can raise revenue with
the vote of city council."
But, says Barnett, more than
$100 million has been squirreled
out of sewer and water to bulk
up the general fund over the
past decade. You can easily
say that $100 million is equivalent
to 100 miles of sewer and water
pipe." Complete
Article
State
to Consider Mileage Tax
Scott Barnett, a former San
Diego County tax-watchdog group
leader and
former Del Mar councilman, said a flat fee is unfair.
"You're going to give
people an incentive to buy
gas-guzzlers," Barnett
said.
And as for the need to get
revenue from vehicles that
use non-gasoline
fuels, Barnett said, "Why don't they just tax
those other cars?" Complete
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