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      <![CDATA["we cannot give up the revenue":  is there anything that better exemplifies the government feeding trough? It is a local version of the national debate on government spending.
        
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      <![CDATA[Becky- why don't you hold your breath until the repeal it? That might work too.
        
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      <![CDATA[I simply avoid eating in restaurants in the city of Richmond.I wont eat in them again until that tax is repealed.<br>
        
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      <![CDATA[Sorry, Fanresident, this is an alternative weekly, not simply a 'bleed it leads' corporate mainstream news source. <br>
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Should Style do a story on VCU drinking problems?
        
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      <![CDATA[There was a horrible alcohol-related accident in Shockoe Bottom this week that left one person dead and two people injured. Style does a lot of articles about the "archaic" state alcohol laws, the "controversial" noise ordinance, and taxes and fees that effect bars and restaurants.
        
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      <![CDATA[Please post a link for online signature or let everyone know where to go and sign this document. 6% additional tax is ridiculous.
        
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      <![CDATA[Go to the meeting @ city council and see what it gets you. Rhetoric, rhetoric, and more rhetoric.
        
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      <![CDATA[Let's a step back and recognize where the meals tax increase came from. <br>
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It was put in place despite strong public protest to pay for the construction of the Center Stage arts center.
        
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      <![CDATA[I want to sign it, too. Where is it available for signatures?
        
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      <![CDATA["Hilbert says, "but we cannot give up the revenue.” Sure you can! The mayor and council should stop commissioning all these damn studies and hiring consultants all the time.
        
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