Quote Originally Posted by Huggybear View Post
It's worth a lot of money to the city. With what would you replace it?
I think the city should do some studies. The first survey should assess whether people who work in Detroit and pay 1.25% would consider living inthe city if their tax rate would stay the same.

The second survey should ask people who live outside the city if a reduction in the resident tax rate would entice them to move to Detroit.

The bottom line is that if the studies showed that a lower resident tax rate would bring people into the city, the city's revenues might not change because more people would be contributing, albeit at a lesser rate. The city gets the same revenue in its coffers and a higher population. A real win-win.