Inside Opinion » alcoholism http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion What's on the minds of Tacoma News Tribune editorial writers Thu, 23 May 2013 00:45:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mental health sales tax: Tell Tacoma what it’s buying http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2012/03/15/mental-health-sales-tax-tell-tacoma-what-its-buying/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2012/03/15/mental-health-sales-tax-tell-tacoma-what-its-buying/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:55:16 +0000 TNT Editorial Board http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/?p=13746 This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition.

The Tacoma City Council is moving quietly and quickly toward an increase in the city’s sales tax. It ought to be moving noisily and slowly.

The tenth-of-a-percent tax, which the council could enact Tuesday, is expected to bring in $2.6 million in 2013 and rising amounts thereafter.

It wouldn’t be a lot at the checkout counter – just a penny on a $10 purchase. Its intentions are good: preserving or expanding programs that improve mental health and reduce addiction. But it is a tax, and it needs more public discussion than it’s …

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