Our older colleagues at Talk About Town chide the Daily’s editorial staff for what they consider a misunderstanding of A2’s proposed income tax. “The Daily writers concluded an income tax would be ‘the most viable option,’ though ‘costly for Ann Arbor’s citizens.’ Now, off campus it’s understood that the purpose of a city income tax is to let folks who are not Ann Arbor citizens - but who work in town - share some of the financial burden.”
The News, which pointed out this obvious-to-all-but-the-most-ignorant “fact” - which holds for this proposal but not for city income taxes in general - in each of its stories about the tax proposal, must then have a predominantly on-campus readership.
The kids get it right in this editorial, where they point out that such a proposal amounts to a tax on those who can’t afford to live in Ann Arbor.
Also, we missed this excellent Sravya Chirumamilla column on life after the Ann Arbor Tenants Union while we were out of town. (Out: heat. In: convenient burglar entrances.)