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Ketchikan’s taxes compared to others . . .
By
Dan Bockhorst
September 28, 2018
Friday PM
Bill Rotecki recently urged that, “When someone implies that Ketchikan has the highest taxes in Southeast Alaska, please examine the details.” I have made comparisons of Ketchikan’s taxes to other communities. If Mr. Rotecki is referring to my comparisons, I urge him to take his own advice - examine the details.
First, contrary to Mr. Rotecki’s statement, I did not claim that Ketchikan’s taxes were higher than all communities in Southeast Alaska - just those in Sitka, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Juneau. Skagway has higher taxes than the other communities.
Second, Mr. Rotecki correctly recognizes that in order to make fair comparisons with the four city/borough municipalities of Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Juneau, one must combine all municipal taxes levied within the boundaries of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. However, he neglects to include taxes levied by the City of Saxman.
Third, Mr. Rotecki compared Ketchikan’s taxes to Juneau’s on a per capita basis. I expressly compared the percentage of income in Ketchikan required to pay taxes in Ketchikan compared to the same measure in Juneau. My comparison showed that a bigger bite of income is required to pay taxes in Ketchikan than is the case in Juneau.
Clearly, details matter.
Dan Bockhorst
Borough Assembly Candidate
Ketchikan, Alaska
(APOC requirement) Paid for by Dan Bockhorst, 3962 Big Rock Road, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
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Received September 28, 2018
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