tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post115574825678645988..comments2010-02-08T11:02:17.159-05:00Comments on The Gross Report: Cleveland Still Losing PopulationStephen Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704949337738506028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post-11100128314188322002009-11-14T14:06:18.338-05:002009-11-14T14:06:18.338-05:00Sucessful cities never levy their own tax on incom...Sucessful cities never levy their own tax on incomes. The few exceptions are places where powerful forces draw entrepeneurs and wealth - think New York City, Washington DC - so much so that income tax concerns get overwhelmed. Does anybody think Cleveland has that kind of draw? My suggestion for Cleveland is that they eliminate all commuter taxes and local income taxes. If they must get more revenue, try sales and gas taxes. Never an income taxUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622247909610856072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30400278.post-88070368567809476922009-01-13T09:16:00.000-05:002009-01-13T09:16:00.000-05:00I left Cleveland, and Ohio, because of taxes. I ga...I left Cleveland, and Ohio, because of taxes. I gave myself an 8% annual raise to leave Ohio for neighboring Indiana. <BR/><BR/>Do the math: The more you make, the greater your reward for leaving.<BR/><BR/>8% x $50,000 = $4,000 x 10 yrs = $40,000 saved<BR/><BR/>8% x $100,000 = $8,000 x 10 yrs = $80,000 saved<BR/><BR/>Etc.<BR/><BR/>If Cleveland, and Ohio, want to be competitive and actually want to attract people of means, it best start by lowering the tax rates.<BR/><BR/>If Cleveland takes your advice, and it always has pursued 'redistributive' methods, those with means will continue to have great incentive to leave. <BR/><BR/>The more the tax rate is raised, the more it drives away deeper into the middle class, leaving one great pool of poverty.<BR/><BR/>So many large cities do this and suffer. Learn, already!Mike Kolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573721231319244630noreply@blogger.com