Part one of term paper
The editorial I chose this week is entitled “Automobile Tax – Equity issues outweigh lost revenue.” The article reveals that this tax brings in more than fifteen million dollars to the municipal treasury each year. This tax places the honest taxpayers in a bind where the collection rate of the tax is 75%. Dallas’ city council members ...

Part two of term paper
... This would make the tax even more difficult to collect. The members feel that getting rid of the tax and slightly raising property taxes could greatly reduce this collection problem. Not only would this idea reduce collection problems, but it would also save Dallas residents money on their taxes. Saving money isn’t the key issue that members are focusing on though. The issue at hand that the city council members are focusing on is one of equity. This new raise in property taxes will help Texans ...