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10-25-2006 |
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In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except
death and taxes. |
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Benjamin Franklin |
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The Buffalo News Report
On The Cost Of Local Government Looks At The Cost To Local
Towns Based On Population And The Cost To Pay Local Officials.
However, This Is A Poor Choice Of Statistical Comparisons. In
A Small Town Like Evans, If An Official Is Paid $70,000, Does
That Mean That In A Town With Five (5) Times The Population
That Same Official Position Should Pay Five (5) Times As Much
Or The Evans Official Should Make One Fifth Of 20% Of The
Salary Of The Bigger Town? |
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An Accurate
Comparison Would Be Comparing The The Cost Per Taxpayer By
Dividing The Town Taxes Paid By The Towns Population. This
Comparison Which Towns Are Taking Care Of Their Residents And
Which Town's Officials Are Taking Care Of Themselves. |
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Using The Town
Population From The 10-25-2006 Buffalo News Article And The
Town Taxes Paid On A $100,000 Property As Calculated On Erie
County's Web Site |
Erie County Tax Calculator
Click Here! |
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The Town Taxes Paid
Are Divided By The Town's Population |
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Is It A Surprise
That Evans Is 10 Times More Costly To Live In Than Clarence? |
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NOTE: The Cost
Per Resident In Not The Actual Cost Per Resident But A Number
Calculated For Statistical Comparison. To Get The Actual Cost
Per Resident You'd Need To Divide The Town's Budget By The
Number Of Residents |
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Download The Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet
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