Direct taxation..it was introduced as a temporary measure but then later regimes decided to break the promise, in Canada. The point is income tax is not "normal", but introduced to pay off war time debts. I suggest reading this for understanding:
http://www.infowars.com/how-freedom-was-lost/ I'm not sure why anyone would believe the city could ever have a remote claim to part of your income. Budgets are about sacrifices....this city council only knows how to spend and ask for more money.
Mark my words, whoever gets elected in 2010 will be someone that wants to spend money more wisely. Seriously some of the revenue could have been put aside for rough times so that projects could be cheaper.