Comments on: The Out-of-Town Money http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/01/26/the-out-of-town-money/ Where all politics is local... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:06:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Don Marsh http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/01/26/the-out-of-town-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1928 Don Marsh Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:14:52 +0000 http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/?p=242#comment-1928 I agree totally. I am one of those odd birds who think that there should be no representation without taxation. Even poor people should pay SOMETHING. It's gives them a stake in our nation's prosperity. These earned income credits are ridiculous! And I think we are about to get more of them... I agree totally. I am one of those odd birds who think that there should be no representation without taxation. Even poor people should pay SOMETHING. It’s gives them a stake in our nation’s prosperity. These earned income credits are ridiculous! And I think we are about to get more of them…

]]> By: Aaron Bosshardt http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/01/26/the-out-of-town-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 Aaron Bosshardt Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:29:21 +0000 http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/?p=242#comment-1927 Don, You make some great points. I could also counter that if the rights dont follow the property then they should get their funding from the people that have them and beneift from them. And as radical as that is, It certainly would benefit all of us here in Alachua County to have a set of sales taxes in lieu of property taxes. Aaron Bosshardt Don,

You make some great points. I could also counter that if the rights dont follow the property then they should get their funding from the people that have them and beneift from them. And as radical as that is, It certainly would benefit all of us here in Alachua County to have a set of sales taxes in lieu of property taxes.

Aaron Bosshardt

]]> By: Don Marsh http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/01/26/the-out-of-town-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 Don Marsh Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:46:00 +0000 http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/?p=242#comment-1926 Aaron, Do you vote where you live? Do you think you should have a vote in every precinct where you own property? Real Estate Investors could rack up quite a bit of influence if they could cast votes all over the state or country. But, alas. Businesses don't vote. People do. Of course, businesses can give all they want all over this land, to whatever candidates or causes they want. It's only fair that the people should know about it. Jim, Unfortunately, churches have fewer rights than businesses. Unless, of course, they want to lose their tax exempt status. Sometimes, I wish they would. It would not change how much I give. Aaron,

Do you vote where you live? Do you think you should have a vote in every precinct where you own property? Real Estate Investors could rack up quite a bit of influence if they could cast votes all over the state or country. But, alas. Businesses don’t vote. People do. Of course, businesses can give all they want all over this land, to whatever candidates or causes they want. It’s only fair that the people should know about it.

Jim,

Unfortunately, churches have fewer rights than businesses. Unless, of course, they want to lose their tax exempt status. Sometimes, I wish they would. It would not change how much I give.

]]> By: Aaron Bosshardt http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/01/26/the-out-of-town-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 Aaron Bosshardt Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:52:56 +0000 http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/?p=242#comment-1925 Don, I'd like to know how much of the Cities Tax Revenue comes from out of town businesses. I own quite a few properties in the City of Gainesville, but because some imaginary line says I don't live there I don't get a vote even when issues directly affect me and are funded by my tax dollars. Aaron Bosshardt Don,

I’d like to know how much of the Cities Tax Revenue comes from out of town businesses. I own quite a few properties in the City of Gainesville, but because some imaginary line says I don’t live there I don’t get a vote even when issues directly affect me and are funded by my tax dollars.

Aaron Bosshardt

]]> By: Jim Gilbert http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/2009/01/26/the-out-of-town-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 Jim Gilbert Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:22:46 +0000 http://alachuavoterguide.com/blog/?p=242#comment-1924 Don, concerning the $500 donation from the Rock Church that was returned: CGPP was misinformed early in the campaign, and returned the money, just to be on the safe side. The truth is, churches may indeed contribute to a PAC if that group is an "issues only" PAC, not promoting or opposing candidates. Citizens for Good Public Policy would be happy to receive such contributions. Concerning out-of-town contributions, it's no surprise that the proponents of the Gender Identity Ordinance are receiving most of their funds from out of state, since that's where the idea for this law originated anyway. Typically, a new civil rights law is enacted only when there is a record of discrimination against certain types of persons. Yet, Gainesville's Office of Equal Opportunity had no record of such discrimination (and still did not as of October, 2008). But Commissioners Mastrodicasa, Lowe, Donovan, and Mayor Hanrahan saw yet another opportunity for Gainesville to hop on a trendy bandwagon, so they invented the need for such a law. Don, concerning the $500 donation from the Rock Church that was returned: CGPP was misinformed early in the campaign, and returned the money, just to be on the safe side. The truth is, churches may indeed contribute to a PAC if that group is an “issues only” PAC, not promoting or opposing candidates. Citizens for Good Public Policy would be happy to receive such contributions.

Concerning out-of-town contributions, it’s no surprise that the proponents of the Gender Identity Ordinance are receiving most of their funds from out of state, since that’s where the idea for this law originated anyway. Typically, a new civil rights law is enacted only when there is a record of discrimination against certain types of persons. Yet, Gainesville’s Office of Equal Opportunity had no record of such discrimination (and still did not as of October, 2008). But Commissioners Mastrodicasa, Lowe, Donovan, and Mayor Hanrahan saw yet another opportunity for Gainesville to hop on a trendy bandwagon, so they invented the need for such a law.

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