If government says that it is going to lower taxes, everybody is happy, but let government raise taxes of any kind or impose a new tax then see what the people say. They are usually very mad and complain about it. But they never look to see what they did that caused the revenue loss or tax hike in the first place. As citizens of Minot and surrounding area, if this ban does go into effect and there is any revenue lost, we can count on higher taxes to offset this loss. With this in mind at the same time as this proposed ban or ordinance, it seems as though someone in government is already expecting a loss in revenue and is implementing an offset measure beforehand.
Higher taxes affect everybody.
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