tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post115996329904413967..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Why Do They Hate America?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-1160002194344526232006-10-04T17:49:00.000-05:002006-10-04T17:49:00.000-05:00I was actually talking to a number of people about...I was actually talking to a number of people about Richard Florida's ideas today, and they seemed generally supportive of the Hyronymous TIF. <BR/><BR/>For me, the difference with TIFs is that they are simply an agreement to not increase assessment value on a property for a period of years when that property is undergoing major development. It is not shifting money from taxpayers to developers. It is merely refusing to demand more money from developers immediately after they complete their development.<BR/><BR/>If we are going to rely on property taxes as a source of revenue, we also need to find a way to avoid the anti-development incentives produced by property taxes. One way to do that is through TIFs. I am certainly opposed to taxpayer funding, the use of eminent domain, and government financing for private development. However, TIFs seem like a far better alternative precisely because they do NOT involve taxpayer funding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-1159973375167917972006-10-04T09:49:00.000-05:002006-10-04T09:49:00.000-05:00Don't miss State29's take on the latest Iowa City ...Don't miss State29's take on the latest Iowa City TIF this morning: State 29, "Iowa City Grants Another TIF Request for a Luxury High Rise," October 4, 2006, at http://state29.blogspot.com/<BR/>2006/10/iowa-city-grants-another-<BR/>tif-request.htmlNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467682953748756539noreply@blogger.com