Comments on: Oklahoma City sales tax passes; model for Wichita

By: BettySue

BettySue — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:48:48 +0000

I resent the added sales tax;it does hurt everyone,especially those on a fixed income.
Kansas taxes food,one of only 14 states that does so !!!
I am buying big ticket items before the tax goes into effect,the legislators that voted in new taxes should be voted OUT,the waste and fraud in Kansas government
(And the foolish president still thinks we can prosper by spending more money we don’t have)

By: Waterwalk hotel issue receives public input

Waterwalk hotel issue receives public input — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:10:49 +0000

[...] (The taxes are 6% for the transient guest tax or “bed tax,” 6.3% for our present sales tax, and another 2% for the Community Improvement District tax. Then if the governor has his way, there will another 1% in Kansas sales tax, and if some downtown boosters have their way, there will be yet another 1% city sales tax to provide subsidy for downtown.) [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:04:25 +0000

The extra tax I had to pay was not a burden for me.
The problem with the area is that we put all of our money (300 million) in one thing. Think of all the things we could have gotten to improve the quality of life of all citizens with that money. This arena was a tax on the poor for the benefit of the rich.

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:46:30 +0000

I would not be supportive of a city-wide or county-wide sales tax to support downtown improvements. See Bob, I think you and I would agree on this one. :)

By: LonnythePlumber

LonnythePlumber — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:21:22 +0000

We were also told that we could count on our arena sales tax never ending. Many guaranteed and promised that we would never stop collecting it.