Raise taxes for infrastructure?
from San Diego Union Tribune (06.27.2015)
Bob Rauch on the EconoMeter panel as they discuss if taxes should be raised to improve infrastructure.
Must taxes be raised to fund the ever-increasing bill for infrastructure and deferred maintenance throughout the country?
Bob Rauch: NO
“Raising taxes is not the solution because there is no guarantee that increased tax revenue will be directed towards infrastructure. Public-private partnerships are key to meet our needs and could include raising private dollars for Balboa Park with appropriate naming rights, transient occupancy tax increases for hotels in the convention center district and additional tolls for roads.”
