Comments on: Boise-Ada Taxpayers Suffer In State Land Deal

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:42:07 +0000

I do not think this is a good year to be an incumbent who has demonstrated a “let them eat cake” attitude with voters.

We went to the elections office in Caldwell and there was a line out the front door to vote early. Heretofore, politicians banked on an electorate who remained disconnected from their rights to vote. What I saw today was a seething cadre of people wanting a change in the status quo.

By: Bus Rider

Bus Rider — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:04:42 +0000

Robert, you have control. On Election Day.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:32:49 +0000

So what can be done? How can we stop this? Seems we just can’t fire someone. We have no control.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:55:22 +0000

The clear issue here is they are using tax dollars and tax exempt status to compete with those who pay taxes and have no exemption from taxes.

Not exactly a level playing field for those who put their time, labor and usually their life’s savings into their business only to end up competing in a no win deal like this one.

By: Dr Spiegelvogel

Dr Spiegelvogel — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:55:27 +0000

The Government competing with private businesses is a profound fundamental violation of regulated capitalism upon which this economy is built. When the regulators start running businesses and with the power to do more with taxpayer funded enterprises, the playing field is not level. Or in Bronco talk: The referees have a dog in the game.