March 6, 2009
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Oakland increasing Hotel tax by 3%
Oakland is going to raise its hotel taxes by 3% to try and stimulate growth the entertainment area for those visiting Oakland…
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/05/BANO16AA8G.DTL
Every now and then I’ll notice one of these articles and wonder… Does anyone else see how backwards this idea is?
So we’re going to charge the people who stay in oakland 3% more taxes on their hotel to pay for their entertainment venues…
Here’s a business thought… Stay at a hotel in a neighboring city instead of Oakland.
So Oakland loses more hotel business from money saving business minded folks and they still don’t get the money they need.
~Oneazn2nv
