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The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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In a Michigan political debate, Gov. Swainson challenges Romney on his vote against a constitutional proposal mirroring the vetoed Bowman Bill banning city income taxes on non-residents; Romney distinguishes the contexts of state principles versus the bill.
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Detroit Free Press, Oct. 13
SWAINSON: On Feb. 15, in the State's Constitutional Convention, you voted against a proposal which embraced the principle of the Bowman Bill, which would have prohibited city income taxes on non-residents. Doesn't this mean you agree with my veto of the bill? Do you believe that a city which adopts an income tax has no right to levy it on all persons who earn a living in the city?
ROMNEY: The circumstances in the Constitutional Convention were somewhat different. The problem we were dealing with there was the fundamental principles of state government and they were not exactly similar to the situation that arose in connection with the Bowman Bill.
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In a debate reported by the Detroit Free Press, Swainson questions Romney's vote against a proposal in the State's Constitutional Convention on Feb. 15 that aligned with the Bowman Bill prohibiting city income taxes on non-residents, suggesting agreement with Swainson's veto and asking if cities can levy income taxes on all earners. Romney responds that the convention circumstances differed, focusing on fundamental state government principles not identical to the Bowman Bill situation.