Comments on: Mayor Hotline May 29 to June 4

By: cyclops

cyclops — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:19:34 +0000

Rod, that was a collective pronoun. Aimed at a group of people, not an individual. I was addressing anyone that shares your view. Sales taxes are across the board in their impact. Income taxes target specific groups while exempting others.

By: terrin m

terrin m — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:37:58 +0000

SOME 10 ISSUES BOISE DOESN’T GIVE A (expletive deleted) ABOUT:

1.WORKER’S UNIONS
2.TEACHERS N THEIR PAY
3.THE HOMELESS N THE MANY BEGGARS AROUND TOWN EVERYDAY
4. WORKER’S RIGHTS
5.A DECENT BUS SYSTEM.PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THE RESIDENTS
6. THE CHEMTRAIL SPRAYING IN THEIR SKY/ATMOSPHERE BY B.OTTER
7. ANIMAL RIGHTS N WELFARE
8. RIDICULOUSLY HIGH GAS PRICES
9. EXPANDING JOBS N BUILDING NEW BUSINESSES FOR WORKERS
10. MAKING THE EXCESSIVELY RICH PITCH IN AND HELP PAY FOR THESE NEEDED SERVICES FOR THE REST OF US WORKING POOR

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:45:19 +0000

Cyclops must think I have no income, either that or he thinks I’m exempt from the sales tax. I don’t understand how he got from what I said to what he said about what I said.

My opposition to the sales tax and my approval of income taxes (if we must be taxed) has NOTHING to do with me wanting someone else to pay my taxes for me. I’m only expressing a preference for the income tax over the sales tax, not asking him to pay taxes instead of me paying taxes.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:10:14 +0000

A local option tax is just that – YET ANOTHER TAX!!!

If we allow it NONE of the other taxes will go away – -we will just pay more and the city will be further in our pockets extracting cash for projects that we generally do not support.

Please tell your legislators to OPPOSE any local option taxes and DO NOT VOTE for ANY candidate that supports them.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:42:40 +0000

Right on Rod! Be all for taking other people’s money, just none of yours! Great!

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:35:29 +0000

I do not support local option sales taxs. I would be willing to consider local option income tax, depending on what it would be used for.

Repeal the sales tax!

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:36:09 +0000

David they call then shelves Tea Parties. Now if I could just figure out what they stood for. Hard to understand when they don’t know either.

By: BB

BB — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:37:46 +0000

DZ: Don’t be too comfy. A recalculation may be coming to a government pension near you. Do you get bennies too?

I’m not worried about a nice new road I can drive on. I’m worried about unproductive spending. It will stop in a hurry with the right people in office. Or it can stop slowly when people like me work less and less because it doesn’t pay me as much as it pays others for my work.

Raise taxes you say? GM is building better cars in Mexico with workers who get $25/per day than it can in the US. There will be less and less funding soon. Even wild tax increases, rigged elections, and 1000 Obamas can’t stop this train. Change is coming, I promise! Time to clear the tracks for the Highball Express.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:41:50 +0000

Gee Whiz, Guardian, I seemed to have missed the “action taken” portion of your request! Certainly, you must have been contacted by the city!
(Are you still adament that I not make reference to certain primates when describing certain people at city hall?)

By: Grumpy ole guy

Grumpy ole guy — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:30:50 +0000

Public spending on public transportation DOES benefit everyone who lives here but improving the air quality and reducing oil dependency.