How many times do you hear a Democrat happily say “Sure, we can deep-six that tax. And do you want to kill another one?”. PERHAPS if they are looking to horse trade for something more valuable but only “if”.
So is San Francisco’s Democrat Mayor London Breed starting to see the wisdom of letting people keep their own money?
San Francisco Mayor: We Should ‘Get Rid of Most Taxes’ to Attract Businesses
During a portion of an interview with CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Exchange,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed stated that if she could, she “would get rid of most taxes on the books” tomorrow in order to help attract business to the city. She argued that the tax system needs a complete overhaul so that it works for the city and businesses.
“Well, first of all, I would — if I could do it tomorrow morning, I would get rid of most taxes on the books. I want to also be clear that businesses need to pay their fair share. But not at the expense of losing business as a whole. So, I would completely reform the tax system to make it more fair, to make it more equitable, and to make it work for both the city and those businesses. I would also make sure that the streets and the city is clean and it’s safe, because we need to make sure that, as people come here on public transportation, as they move around the city using different modes of transportation, that they’re getting to work safe and they want to be here.”
“Not at the expense of losing business as a whole…and it’s safe”.
Well, she’s bitten off a lot, hasn’t she? San Fran used to be a destination city for high tech and tourism. Now, it’s a haven for crime, homeless, mentally ill, and crime gangs. Oh, and feces. LOTS of feces on SF streets and sidewalks. Oh, and carjacks and break ins. Defunding the police and having Soros lawyers (e.g., save the criminals and criminalize the victims) hasn’t helped, either.
Small list but big effort on execution.
The taxes – I didn’t expect to hear that from a Big City Democrat: get rid of them. Democrat history (and no small of Elitist Republicans to boot) is that they all see citizens and companies merely as ATMs ready for the plucking. Why?
Putting Government first. It’s clear that with the results of the last few years on full display, the normal Narrative failed. Democrat policies failed. She’s now having to pick up the pieces (and feces). And lessen the filching – a realization that the Democrats (San Fran has been a Democrat bastion for a long, long time) have taken its residents for granted and NOT seeing things from their viewpoint. Only from a Progressive Government’s top-down approach.
Seriously – how often do you hear a Democrat taking ownership of Democrat policies and the negative results from them? Methinks rarely.
Let’s see if the other SF Dems will allow it to happen. After all, it really is about lessening the power of Government – now think about that admission!
(H/T: Breitbart)
