Wednesday, August 10, 2005
HI: Council approves tax hike for transit
Posted at 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Council approves tax hike for transit
By Robbie Dingeman
Advertiser Staff Writer
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Council approves tax hike for transit
By Robbie Dingeman
Advertiser Staff Writer
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The Honolulu City Council this afternoon approved increasing the general excise tax from 4 percent to 4.5 percent on O'ahu to pay for a transit system that has been debated for decades.
Final approval came in a 7-to-2 vote to move ahead with what critics called the biggest tax increase in the state's history. Supporters say it is the only alternative to growing gridlock.
More than 80 people signed up to testify in a heated debate that filled the Kapolei Hale meeting room. Signs represented the differing opinions: "I will ride," and "4.5% = Taxpayer (depicted with a screw through his back)."
The financial impact of the tax has been estimated at between $245 and $450 per household on O'ahu over the 15 years of the tax.
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Comments:
Give me a break! It's only $16.00 dollars a year considering they are getting a transit system. These people actually think you can construct a transit system for $16.00 dollars a year?
It's a sad joke. Let them drown in traffic because that's what you get when choosing to become a highway town to nowhere.
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It's a sad joke. Let them drown in traffic because that's what you get when choosing to become a highway town to nowhere.
