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. , ~& q- M: W0 O. L, h 7 S- y4 M5 d3 j% T) k$ ]3 r0 aMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. - o; X5 X6 |& i7 V( s8 S 8 c- \* X# ^8 P; n4 BYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?