Game time at City Hall
To the editor:
Monday night at the city council meeting Tim Day passed the PST (Public Service Tax) Football to Terry Stewart. Stewart caught the PST Ball at the 50 yard line with Gloria Tate running interference. Terry went to the 40, the 30, the 20 and out of nowhere full back Big “D” Derrick Donnell hit Terry Stewart hard. The PST foot ball flew into the air and the residents recovered the ball on the 10-yard line. It’s too bad the council couldn’t hear the cheering from the television stands, nor did they allow any public input from the fans attending the game.
Councilman Donnell did the right thing by putting the clamps on an attempt by Mr. Day to put the Public Service Tax on the table Monday night. Mr. Stewart has been in favor of putting the Public Service Tax in place since he came here. The Public Service Tax is a very bilious way to increase revenue. The people who can least afford an increase in tax are the target of this tax. We have very wealthy residents, land owners living here that may not see a small increase in their millage rate because the people, who can least afford a tax increase will take up the slack by paying more into the revenue stream via visa a Public Service Tax. This is a tax that should be outlawed or banned by ordinance. If the council wants to do something to help the poorest of the poor then pass an ordinance banning the use of the Public Service Tax in Cape Coral. Derrick Donnell are you listening? Are you willing to take on this worthy effort?
In hard economic times our political leaders should be steering the administration toward less taxes rather than more new taxes. In case city hall hasn’t heard, we are experiencing very hard economic times right now. Our unemployment rate in Lee County is around 12 percent and going higher. It is imperative that we keep as much money in the hands of the residents as we possibly can. This is the only way to help shore up our local economy which has already experienced some devastating economic shocks. The more money the residents have the better off our local businesses are. If the residents have more money they will spend more money on goods and services. This keeps our local business afloat. We must keep in mind, our local businesses employ local workers. Our local workers pay the taxes. “Keep it in The Cape.”
John Sullivan
Cape Coral Minutemen