Wudi@feddit.uk to Texas@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agoResidents of Highland Park, a rich town surrounded by the city of Dallas, voted to pull out of DART transit agency, which will result in $270m less sales taxes for transit over 20 years.www.texastribune.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkResidents of Highland Park, a rich town surrounded by the city of Dallas, voted to pull out of DART transit agency, which will result in $270m less sales taxes for transit over 20 years.www.texastribune.orgWudi@feddit.uk to Texas@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squarefratermus@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·3 months ago it paid $6.3 million in sales tax to the agency but received $1.9 million worth in services. Hard to argue with their decision from a financial POV.
minus-squareHailSeitan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 months agoeconomist brainrot. the rich neighborhood should contribute proportionally more to city-wide public goods.
Hard to argue with their decision from a financial POV.
economist brainrot. the rich neighborhood should contribute proportionally more to city-wide public goods.