My little west Texas town used the "incorporation" trick to continually add more and more property and people to the tax roles, and actually dropped our tax rate from over $1.00 to less the $ .50 in a ten year period...well, that and good management....
I doubt you will find that in many cities across the US...
Now, let's talk about you yelling at me in front of all these people, and us being newlyweds and all..... (lol)
Tourisim though....is not the answer!!!