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  • PROMISES BROKEN:  Property taxes promised in 1990 could have been a game changer for Cleveland

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2014) Cuyahoga County voters are pondering a decision about the 20-year extension of a sin tax on spirituous liquor, beer, wine, cider, and cigarettes estimated to raise between $13 and $15 million per year to pay for repairs and upgrades at the three large sports facilities downtown. The discussion to…

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  • Issue 7 Sin Tax called “absurdity of absurdities”

    To the Editor: (Plain Press, May 2014) This issue is the absurdity of absurdities.  Let me get this straight: the purpose of the Sin Tax is to gouge those who purchase alcohol and cigarettes not because anyone is trying to discourage consumption but rather so the County can use that money to pay for sports…

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