Quotable
"If we raise taxes we will drive business and industry away from Tulsa."
-- Councilor John Eagleton, January 26, 2010
"It is impossible to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this: the conversion of law into an instrument of plunder."
| Eagleton opposes "fun tax" increases to fix budget | | Print | |
| Wednesday, 27 January 2010 18:51 |
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Councilor John Eagleton has expressed his opposition to proposals to solve the City of Tulsa budget crisis by imposing taxes and fees on entertainment-related goods and services. From a January 27, 2010, Tulsa World story: "If we raise taxes we will drive business and industry away from Tulsa," Councilor John Eagleton said. By targeting one particular industry, "we will get less from that industry," he said.
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