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7 <br /> Page 39 <br /> idea and those who would support a measure that broadened the coverage of the telephone <br /> tax if the rate were cut to four percent. Those who thought that the five percent rate is about <br /> right were most likely to include African-Americans, those who think the tax is a good idea, <br /> those who would keep the tax at five percent even if all calls were taxed and those who voted <br /> in only one of the past three elections. <br /> The tele�hone portion of the tax <br /> The question of whether to modify the tax to address telephone service issues was introduced <br /> at this point in the survey. After explaining that the current Redwood City tax on phone calls <br /> could be declared invalid and that the city could lose $2 million a year, respondents were <br /> asked if the city should ask voters to change the wording and keep the tax on phone bills or if <br /> the city should do nothing which would mean cutting capital projects by $2 million a year. <br /> Should the city reword or do nothing? <br /> Not sure <br /> 16% <br /> �h��l'9 <br /> trl 'I �� ��. <br /> Do nothing <br /> 230� Reword <br /> 61% <br /> By nearly a three-to-one margin, respondents preferred to reword the ordinance and continue <br /> collecting the telephone portion of the tax. Sixty-one percent would support a measure to <br /> reword the city's ordinance and continue collecting the tax while only 23 percent would <br /> prefer that the city did not reword the tax and cut $2 million from the capital improvements <br /> budget. <br /> Those most likely to support rewording the ordinance included African-Americans, those <br /> who thought that five percent was too low, those who thought the five percent should be <br /> maintained even if the tax were broadened, those who support broadening the tax and those <br /> who support broadening the tax and reducing the rate to four percent. Those most likely to <br /> prefer taking no action and allowing the telephone tax to expire included those who think the <br /> five percent rate is too high, those who think the ta�c itself is a bad idea, and those who are <br /> against broadening the tax. <br /> Then, respondents were asked about broadening the t� to include all calls, including <br /> interstate and international calls and calls made over the internet, cable, DSL or T-One lines, <br /> none of which are currently taxed. <br /> -5- <br />