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1 <br /> <br /> 2 <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> <br /> 4 <br /> <br /> 5 <br /> <br /> 6 <br /> <br /> ? <br /> <br /> 8 <br /> <br /> 9 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />ll <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br /> 18 <br /> <br /> 19 <br /> <br />2O <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />Smite. <br /> <br /> MR. SMITH: I live hare in Ramsay~ <br />too. One of t~e things I see is taxes. We're already <br />seeing costs of tni~ here going on. People's zires are <br />slasaed and we're having social cos~ ahat are going <br />De coming up and hearimg abou~ t~e taxes being <br />these peope that give nex~ door. And I think abou~ ~axes <br />and I s~e ~nings taa~ cause social problems being ~axed. <br /> <br /> Alcohol is taxed more ~nan jus~ a sales tax. <br />Cigarettes are taxed more than jus~ ~ae sales aax. ~ou <br />guys raise taxes by our property. Pr= Uax on tais s~uff, <br />too, jus~ aa leas= un=il they get t~e chance to close it <br />down. Put a tax on i~. Pu= double ~ax on <br />want co pay $5 for a magazine, Uney can pay $10 and pa~ <br />$5 to our city so we ~an deal wita ~ne problem it <br />creates. I ~ink =na~ if you spe~ a ti~te ~ime <br />~inking about this it's nor ridiculous. Zou have got <br />s~a~isgical crime rate increases ~nat ~ou can 1oo~ a~ <br />from these studies and you'v~ go~ proven coshs in you~ <br />police enfo~cemena and your court systems and your jails <br />and social services costs. It all costs money for <br />ce£~ain crimes. The percentage of ~hose are going ac go <br />u~ and you can come up wit~ a number for <br />~ain~ it wilt ta~e much. <br /> <br /> MR. HARTLEZ: Again, this evening, <br /> <br />ADAMS COURT REPORTfNG <br /> <br />(612) 375-9150 <br /> <br /> <br />