Category: Wichita city government
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To pay for a new Wichita water supply, are there other choices?
To pay for a new Wichita water supply, the city gives voters two choices. Either (a) vote for a sales tax, or (b) the city will issue long-term debt and the city will have to pay an additional $221 million in interest expense. Are there alternatives?
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What is the purpose of a new Wichita water supply?
What is Wichita gaining with a new water supply? Is a new supply needed for basic uses such as household, commercial, and industrial?
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Has the Wichita ASR system proven its worth in production?
I expressed my concerns regarding things I had recently learned, which is that we’ve cut expectations for ASR production in half. Also, ASR is still in commissioning stage.
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Examining claims in favor of the proposed Wichita sales tax
The “Yes Wichita” group has made a series of statements regarding plans for a new water supply. It’s important that Wichita voters be aware of the complete facts and context of these claims so that they make an informed decision on how to vote.
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Downtown Wichita campaigns for higher taxes on groceries and no taxes on downtown
Wichita Downtown Development Corporation campaigns for low-income households to pay more sales tax on groceries while it seeks tax breaks for downtown developers.
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Wichita Chamber campaigns for higher taxes on those least able to pay
The Wichita Chamber campaigns for low-income households to pay more sales tax on groceries.
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Misleading Wichita voters on water pipes
A television advertisement by the “Yes Wichita” group misleads Wichita voters in two ways, one which is significant.
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Selective editing?
Do you think it is misleading to leave out the part about how a significant portion of the rate increase will happen regardless of the sales tax vote?
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Wichita sends educational mailer to non-Wichitans, using Wichita taxes
Why is the City of Wichita spending taxpayer money mailing to voters who don’t live in the city and can’t vote on the issue?
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Tax your food, but not his
Does this seem fair and just, that the president of a restaurant chain would campaign for higher sales tax on groceries?
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Wichita sales tax hike harms low income families most severely
Analysis of household expenditure data shows that a proposed sales tax in Wichita affects low income families in greatest proportion, confirming the regressive nature of sales taxes.
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By threatening an unwise alternative, Wichita campaigns for the sales tax
To pay for a new water supply, Wichita gives voters two choices and portrays one as exceptionally unwise. In creating this either-or fallacy, the city is effectively campaigning for the sales tax.