Who are the richest people in town? Here's a hint: Every dime they have is disposable income.

The answer is tourists. And they increasingly are the victims of the soak-the-rich mentality that has resurfaced with a vengeance in a time in which politicians are looking for ways to accomplish the paradoxical tasks of raising revenues, expanding government services and keeping voters from taking to the streets in rage. Taxing tourists looks like the fabled silver bullet to elected officials ...

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