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Let's start by saying that nobody likes taxes, we can all agree on that.

We would all love to see the car tax go away as well as nobody likes taxes.

But if the state is going to compensate the city the $23 million it will lose then that money will have to come from increased state taxes or am I missing something?

The problem as I see it is that removing the car tax gives renter's a free ride, they pay no direct tax to the city but still get police, fire, trash, DPW, and other city services as well as put their kids in the schools. This may be an unpopular opinion but it seems to me that the car tax is the only thing that makes residents contribute to the city as (nearly) everybody owns a car and far fewer people own a home.

Or am I missing something?

Please inform me unless you run incessantly for mayor.