And we have discussed wheel taxes in the past. Wheel taxes have technically been, you know, legal, been allowed for decades, but Communities did not implement [wheel taxes] because they were getting enough aid from the state to maintain roads. and things like that. Of course, with this legislature which lives to pass the buck, we see that in all the school referendums. (17:08–17:16)
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Asserts that sufficient state aid previously negated the need for wheel taxes.
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