Wow, these guys can twist anything into a reason to pat themselves on the back. By leaving out a lot of relevant information, they make it seem like they are doing such a wonderful service to the Clearwater community. First, the LOSS of revenue for the City of Clearwater is HUGE. If all the dozens of properties scientology owns were taxable, the amount of revenue generated would be at least 10 times the 3 million. Maybe 20 times. Or even more. This is the SHORTFALL that the city does NOT receive. Tens of millions annually. But the city DOES provide the fire and police departments, … [Read more...]
