Now, if taxing people because they don't vote for you isn't bad enough, the next justification for considering imposing an income tax on township residents is worse. On several occasions when I have been talking to pro-merger people (making logical points as to why a merger is not a good idea) the ultimate response that I get is "it's not fair that township residents don't pay an income tax." Fair? It's not fair that we don't pay an income tax? I just really don't understand the logic of that. Who gets to decide what is fair? Is it 'fair' for city residents to decide what is 'fair' for the township residents?
I really don't even know how to respond to this assertion. Township residents pay the level of taxes that we need to in order to continue to provide police, fire, schools, parks, recreation, etc., to our community, on a level that we feel is necessary and appropriate. If that can be done in a way that excludes the necessity of an income tax, than that is the choice of township residents.
