10. TAX JUSTICE AND LOCAL SOVEREIGNTY

WE SUPPORT a system of progressive local taxation based on the ability to pay and sufficient to meet local needs. We support:

1. Ensuring that all tax- and revenue-generating decisions are made through an equity lens.

2. Divesting City resources from fossil fuels, nuclear energy, weapons manufacturing, and tobacco.

3. Opposing state-imposed caps on local spending.

4. Statutory changes allowing additional revenue options for local units of government.

5. Returning local control to advance the principles supported in our platform.