{"id":6,"date":"2022-04-18T21:21:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nomassivetransittax.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2022-04-18T21:23:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:23:34","slug":"a-massive-tax-increase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nomassivetransittax.org\/","title":{"rendered":"A Massive Tax Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What you already<\/em> pay for mass transit in SE MI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$100 per $100,000 of taxable value on your home & business in Macomb & Oakland Counties, up to $276 per $100,000 in Washtenaw County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.5\u00a2 of every gallon you buy at the pump & ten percent of your car\u2019s annual registration and plate fees are spent on mass transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mass transit taxes you already pay could lease every regular user of mass transit in metro-Detroit a brand new Chevrolet Trax SUV every two years \u2013 and still have $150 million left over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How much more you WILL<\/em> pay for mass transit under the ballot proposal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$120 more<\/em><\/strong> per $100,000 of taxable value on your home and business which equals $2,500 per $100,000 over the 20 year duration of the tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new mass transit authority is authorized to initiate an additional<\/em> 25% increase in your existing annual vehicle registration fee you pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $4.6 billion proposal spends enough to provide every regular user of mass transit in metro-Detroit with a brand new leased Cadillac every three years- and have hundreds of millions left over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Many major roads will have lanes closed to create \u2018bus only\u2019 lanes \u2013 congesting traffic for car drivers\u00a0and increasing commuting times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Many major roads will have lanes closed to create \u2018bus only\u2019 lanes \u2013 congesting traffic for car drivers\u00a0and increasing commuting times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Some cities are contracting out transit services to Uber, Lyft, &\u00a0others that provide more efficient service, while this proposal spends\u00a0billions on old tech like buses &\u00a0rail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What you already pay for mass transit in SE MI: $100 per $100,000 of taxable value on your home & business in Macomb & Oakland Counties, up to $276 per $100,000 in Washtenaw County. 5.5\u00a2 of every gallon you buy at the pump & ten percent of your car\u2019s annual registration and plate fees are spent on mass transit. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t