Drawing any conclusions from the results of this poll by the Chamber of Commerce is just silly. I remember getting it about a month ago and thinking the questions were a wee bit biased. Of the 371 surveys emailed out, only 56 of them were returned. Of those returned, only 22 of those said owned a home in the city of Carbondale. If you are targeting businesses that might be affected, a better way to phrase the question would have been "Do you own property in the city of Carbondale?" as the city has a number of absentee landlords who would have responded differently (assuming they responded at all) to that question.
Be that as it may, only 6% of those responding to were actually affected by property taxes and could thus be expected to have a credible response. Of those people who responded, 44 of them thought taxes too high, more than the total number of people who responded who said they owned a home in the city. I see why The Southern only devoted a total of 3 sentences to the article.
Be that as it may, only 6% of those responding to were actually affected by property taxes and could thus be expected to have a credible response. Of those people who responded, 44 of them thought taxes too high, more than the total number of people who responded who said they owned a home in the city. I see why The Southern only devoted a total of 3 sentences to the article.
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