The city of Edmonton evidently thinks Albertans are so enamoured of tax increases now that the NDP is in charge that it has proposed increasing property taxes 4.9% a year for each of the next three years. - C7 h n' Z/ ^* Q4 L8 J' K , o. O- R; }% R( h$ `Mayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. ; Z2 z. K& Z: g; F 4 }& z' c1 Y+ U" S, w7 j( oYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?