Steelman revisits earnings-tax proposal in front of stadium “hole”
State Treasurer Sarah Steelman was in town today for a variety of activities, some official and some tied to her campaign for governor.
At 10:30 a.m., she showed up in front of the downtown hole that is supposed to be part of the “Ballpark Village,” to renew her call for eliminating St. Louis’ one-percent earnings tax, and its counterpart in Kansas city.
“I’m proposing to work with local officials to figure out what think is best as an alternative,” Steelman said later.
She contends that eliminating the tax — which produces about one-third of the city of St. Louis’ government income — would help attract “new businesses and more people downtown.”
Click here to read colleague Tony Messenger’s account last week when Steelman unveiled her proposal.
Among Steelman’s other stops today was a campaign-related lunch in Clayton. She declined to say with whom she was meeting.
This discussion is all well and good but can anyone tell me why a candidate for state office is taking positions on local issues, what power does the governor have to change the tax?