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General Meeting on the Constitutional Convention From the President (Carol Whitesell) ConCon Suit Moves Ahead Thank You! Honolulu LWV - December Calendar ConCon Delegates -- Who Should Be? United Nations Day Peddling Pubs (Dee Lum) City Money -- Coming and Going Aloha to these New Members League Members in Action

City Money -- Coming and Going Are you: Suffering from real estate tax shock, avoiding the 4% sales tax by having Christmas presents mailed on the mainland, wondering if there will be anything left to pay your auto fees? A few SOURCE: Real property tax 50% Federal funds: 18% Motor Vehicle tax: 6% State excise tax: 6% BEING SPENT FOR: Police, fire & flood: 23% Capital improvements: 22% General government 16% (including planning and zoning) Sanitation; highways, streets & mass transit; culture & recreation 18% Debt service: 10% Legislative: negligible % wise A League principle is that government should maintain and equitable and flexible system of taxation. We have an on-going study of government finance at the State level.

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