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Appendices <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page B-28 <br />Overall Support for Greenhouse Gas Reduction: <br /> <br />Overall, ninety-two percent of those surveyed say that they would support city-led efforts to <br />meet mandated greenhouse gas emissions targets. Forty-six percent of respondents support <br />voluntary measures only, while twenty percent support the idea of city-mandated requirements. <br />Surprisingly, twenty-five percent of those surveyed would support mandatory requirements and <br />increased taxes, which was supported by only sixteen percent of respondents in the June <br />survey. <br />The idea of levying new taxes generated the most comments. While some respondents said <br />they opposed any new taxes, especially given the current economic situation, others were open <br />to the idea. ―(I) would have to learn more about the taxes to support them,‖ wrote one <br />commenter, suggesting ―perhaps household-income sliding scale taxes.‖ Another survey taker <br />wrote, ―I don't think the citizens should pay more taxes, but companies should (the large ones <br />such as Wal-Mart, Target, etc).‖ Others suggested using tax revenue to reduce the cost of <br />permits for installing solar panels. <br />At least one survey taker said that the city is not setting ambitious enough goals, writing ―San <br />Leandro should set its GHG reduction goals to be closer in line with the CAP goals of Oakland