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Readers write
Dear Editor:
Evidently not everyone in Aurora has arrived at the conclusion that inflation is suffocatingly high. Our city council has come up with a resolution that, if approved by voters, would further diminish our spending power by introducing a 1.5 percent city sales tax.
This additional cost would be added on to the already inflated prices that we are paying for goods and services. Besides the obvious local purchases, this includes electric bills, vehicles (no matter where they are bought since the tax would be added to registrations locally), and anything we buy online besides food. Many people are already struggling to cover their basic expenses. This would add to that burden to the tune of hundreds of dollars a year per household. Many, if not most, rising costs are beyond our control and can be difficult to curb. But here in Aurora we have an obvious opportunity right in front of us to do exactly that.
Vote NO on Resolution No. 24-05 and prevent another 1.5 percent of your purchasing power from being eaten away by this burdensome, unnecessary tax.
Esther Bergen, Aurora
