West Muskingum schools
recently mailed an update on the proposed income tax levy that
they are going to put on the upcoming November ballot. They say it
is "only" a .75 percent (three-fourths of 1 percent) income. Very
nice. Obviously the three-fourths of 1 percent looks much tinier
than the larger looking .75 percent. But I noticed they included
no examples of what this would cost a family. By the way, all will
pay this tax who have income - college students, high schoolers -
except some senior citizens. Well here is an example of the cost
for a typical West M household for one year: Household income of
$60,000Three-fourths of 1 percent is $450
Current property tax is $1,200
Current amount of property tax West M gets is $725
Percent of money to West M ($450/$725) is 62 percent.
Yes, West M will get 62 percent from this $60,000 household and
every household with that income. Just thought I would show that
the ramifications of the meager looking three-fourths of 1 percent
increase are actually quite outlandish.