Last month, Assembly Members Felix Rivera and Randy Sulte unveiled a substitute version of their AO 2024-105, the Project Anchorage 3% sales tax that the sponsors say will be temporary.
Two town halls this week are devoted to the subject of the Rivera Sulte Tax on Anchorage consumers:
If approved by a two-thirds vote of the Assembly, the ordinance would send the sales tax question to municipal voters.
Project Anchorage is an initiative developed by the Anchorage Economic Development Authority that proposes to enact a temporary 3% sales tax that proponents say will give property tax relief and fund the development of local projects picked by the Marxist-dominated Assembly of Anchorage.
Taxing our way to prosperity // solvency is “NO” solution!
Temporary! Haha
Democrats taxes are NEVER temporary DO NOT TRUST THEM read the fine print Their will be something in it Like the funnel into their pockets
There is no such thing as a temporary tax. Growing up in the Bay Area and Seattle area, every tax is made permanent and added to it. If property tax is reduced, rest assured later Assembly’s will raise the rate to deal with the “new revenue”. Never ever give liberal governments another avenue to tax. They will always maximize it. Look at State of Washington. Their state constitution does not allow income tax but they are now taxing capital gains saying “this is not income”. NEVER EVER VOTE ANOTHER SOURCE OF TAXATION.
3% is just a starter number. I just got back from the downtown mall. It is sad. The food court has 4 businesses open – about half the mall is empty and no Nordstrom’s which as I understand it, Democrat Mayor Berkowitz attempted to squeeze more money out of Nordstroms for rent, so instead of getting rent for the last 6 years, the building has sat empty as Nordstrom decided it wasn’t worth staying in Anchorage. Every time Anchorage loses a business, the city loses revenue., our property taxes go up and now the City want a sales tax, the state legislature wants a state income tax and to take our PFD. Democrats, what’s not to like? They hate Capitalism but they sure love money
Correction…. they sure love OTHER PEOPLE’S money.
It will NOT be temporary. We need DOGE in Anchorage! Can we please get Elon to come to Anchorage?
Any bets on the Assembly shutting down citizens and closing testimony early like they have done so many times in the past?
Valley retailers are PRAYING that Anchorage enacts a sales tax. After your $.10/gal gas tax, I have not bought gas in Anchorage. For less $ I can support my neighbors. Win/win! Except for you guys…
Grew up in Anchorage/Eagle River and LOVE this place and am utterly disappointed to see my hometown turn into just another boring, overtaxed, cookie-cutter, homeless-enabling, leftist sh*thole.
Off to greener and more conservative pastures once I retire.