Town raises taxes to pay for police brutality lawsuit

I know this is a shitty town outside of Detroit, but I actually like the concept of having a dedicated tax so that people know what they're paying for.

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The mayor of a Michigan city that is raising taxes to pay a $1.4 million settlement in a police misconduct case admits the plan places an unfair burden on residents.

Inkster, Michigan, property owners will see the one-time tax increase on their July bill, the city said this week. For the owner of a home worth $55,000, it will amount to about an extra $180, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The funds collected from the summer millage are expected to fully cover the settlement in the civil suit brought by Floyd Dent, a Detroit auto worker who was hospitalized for three days in January because of injuries he sustained during an Inkster traffic stop.

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$55k homes in the burbs, eh?

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