Pubdate: Sat, 16 Apr 2016
Source: Alaska Dispatch News (AK)
Copyright: 2016 Alaska Dispatch Publishing
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Note: Anchorage Daily News until July '14
Author: Don Neal

OUR 'WINDFALL' IS GOING TO POT

The mayor announces a $14 million surplus. Whee! I'm sure he will use 
it to mitigate the 7 percent increase in property taxes that he 
proposes. Whoops - there I go, daydreaming again. But maybe the pot 
tax will help us. Whoops again - that measly 5 percent will only 
bring in a half million or so.

And it's mostly earmarked for regulating pot, for APD pot training 
and for educating the public on the use of pot. Wasn't one of the 
arguments for legalizing pot the idea that its taxes would bring in a 
flood of money to help reduce our present shortfall?

- - Don Neal

Anchorage
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