I can only see that I must agree with Mr. Avey's argument.  Austin itself has an outstanding amount of local revenue per local businesses due to the fact that Austin is sometimes known for,"keepin' it in the family(city)."  This is great but honestly how do we know how much revenue is acrueing for our city and state?  How much longer will our city survive with no raises in retail taxes?  Just because we are at a minimal 8.25% tax rate other taxation changes are being proposed and made through fees and other taxable items.  Changes are being made everywhere from raising prices for storing documents for local governments to charging state employees for parking in state garages.  Raising insurance premiums for state employees who use tobacco was also in the proposal.  How much money is this really going to contribute to our state's shortfall?  More than none, I guess that's all that matters.