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Article: Indianapolis Mayoral Candidate Revives Debate over Implementing Commuter Tax.
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- February 3, 2003
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By Matthew Tully, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 3--As the cars flood into Indianapolis from every direction every weekday morning, thousands of workers arrive to earn a paycheck they will take and spend elsewhere.
For decades, a debate has sputtered over whether these commuters should be forced to leave some money behind -- beyond the lunches they buy and the goods they purchase.
The touchy issue of a "commuter tax" is rising once again.
A contender for the Republican mayoral nomination wants to tax the nearly 180,000 people who travel to Indianapolis for work. And a local Downtown business ...