To be fair, as a Nashvillian, I should provide context for people who aren’t OP and fall victim to confirmation bias.
We have HISTORICALLY low property tax as-is. Look it up, one of the lowest in the nation by far. There was already a movement to raise it, but the tornado and now COVID have affected our budget significantly. This doesn’t really come as a surprise to most conservatives or liberals who live here.
After this rise, it is STILL one of the lowest.
Edit: One more thing - a chunk of this new revenue is INCREASING our Metro Nashville police department budget, which is good news given what’s happening elsewhere.
To be fair, as a Nashvillian, I should provide context for people who aren’t OP and fall victim to confirmation bias.
We have HISTORICALLY low property tax as-is. Look it up, one of the lowest in the nation by far. There was already a movement to raise it, but the tornado and now COVID have affected our budget significantly. This doesn’t really come as a surprise to most conservatives or liberals who live here.
After this rise, it is STILL one of the lowest.
Edit: One more thing - a chunk of this new revenue is INCREASING our Metro Nashville police department budget, which is good news given what’s happening elsewhere.
Also what do you think about the 3.5 million that was given toward the arts as part of this whole thing?