ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque city councilors battled it out Monday night as they debated a proposed increase in the sales tax.
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Supporters say this ordinance will bring in more money for city workers, city projects, and more, “As a blue collar worker it’s going to help me, it’s going to benefit the departments I work with. Especially because we have been in a wage insecurity for quite some time.”
While those in opposition say the lowest earners would pay the price, “Think of the single mothers, think of the retirees, think of the disadvantaged and the poor people. They’re the ones who bear the burden of a regressive GRT.”…