04-27-2016, 09:52 AM
Tourists are now out numbering residents here in hawaii by an 8 to 1 margin, while also using up to 8 times more of the islands resources like water, electricity, gas, and food,jmo.
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Not on this island? 8 to 1? Prove that. You can't. i doubt it is even 1:1.
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Shouldn't tourist start paying more of the taxes required to maintain the public roads, beaches, and parks, than the current residents?
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They already pay more.
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Why are our vehicle registration prices doubling this year when its the tourists amount of vehicles on our roads that have doubled lately?
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Again, you have no clue. Rental cars pay the same registration as we do. Tourists also pay the same for fuel taxes. They are paying the price.
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Why are vacation rentals and B&B not being taxed, while the few residents property taxes increase?
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All non owner occupied properties already pay a much higher property tax rate than you do. They also have to pay GET on the gross rental amount. This also applies to rental properties for RESIDENTS, which hurts the poor, the most.
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Why aren't the resorts, grocery stores, gas stations, police traffic tickets, restaurants and bars offering or showing the few residents great local or kama'aina prices yet?
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Many already do - ask for them.
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Not on this island? 8 to 1? Prove that. You can't. i doubt it is even 1:1.
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Shouldn't tourist start paying more of the taxes required to maintain the public roads, beaches, and parks, than the current residents?
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They already pay more.
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Why are our vehicle registration prices doubling this year when its the tourists amount of vehicles on our roads that have doubled lately?
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Again, you have no clue. Rental cars pay the same registration as we do. Tourists also pay the same for fuel taxes. They are paying the price.
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Why are vacation rentals and B&B not being taxed, while the few residents property taxes increase?
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All non owner occupied properties already pay a much higher property tax rate than you do. They also have to pay GET on the gross rental amount. This also applies to rental properties for RESIDENTS, which hurts the poor, the most.
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Why aren't the resorts, grocery stores, gas stations, police traffic tickets, restaurants and bars offering or showing the few residents great local or kama'aina prices yet?
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Many already do - ask for them.