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. & i+ t) \8 f9 n/ u- }$ [$ ~ J6 ]2 @+ ?% {( [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. 6 R# \6 O E6 P: R$ h # }& A: U3 t. S0 f8 hYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?