tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post7300947912521345593..comments2024-03-27T12:30:52.619-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: Politics and SnowMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-24442244059919152582015-07-07T13:44:20.624-04:002015-07-07T13:44:20.624-04:00Mike:
I know it is bike season, but, damn.... I m...Mike:<br /><br />I know it is bike season, but, damn.... I miss reading your posts. Try to get back to writing soon.<br /><br />PipeTobaccoPipeTobaccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746884792061867611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-59012341387954238162015-02-27T12:34:24.189-05:002015-02-27T12:34:24.189-05:00I can avoid a lot of sales tax by buying good used...I can avoid a lot of sales tax by buying good used stuff at yard sales.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-53626615324188273802015-02-27T12:29:55.493-05:002015-02-27T12:29:55.493-05:00I see by your picture that you have about the same...I see by your picture that you have about the same amout of snow as we had UP on the Tundra. <br /><br />Wasn't your fearless leader elected in a three-way race again??<br /><br />The rich love raising the sales tax because all the poor people have to pay it. You can't escape it like you can income tax based on your income being too low. And the rich don't mind paying sales tax because when they itemize their income tax return they can get some of that tax back.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-88177944241598907632015-02-24T18:44:02.742-05:002015-02-24T18:44:02.742-05:00I can't believe LePage actually got re-elected...I can't believe LePage actually got re-elected. What were you Mainers thinking :)<br /><br />This tax scheme, benefiting wealthier towns at the expense of the less affluent, sounds like a typical GOP approach. Current Republican policies can be summed up by reversing a famous quotation: Comfort the comfortable, afflict the afflicted.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-43606858066318087742015-02-23T19:57:22.344-05:002015-02-23T19:57:22.344-05:00Ol'Buzzard - It just boggles the mind.Ol'Buzzard - It just boggles the mind.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-35479590711559035042015-02-23T16:57:12.969-05:002015-02-23T16:57:12.969-05:00Doing away with state income tax might save me two...Doing away with state income tax might save me two hundred dollars, but the people making the big bucks would save thousands. <br /><br />Yet; he was voted in again?????<br /><br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-83198133507081101602015-02-23T16:05:09.305-05:002015-02-23T16:05:09.305-05:00BBC - Leaders always find a way to piss budget mon...BBC - Leaders always find a way to piss budget money away. The term "carry over" is totally alien to them.<br /><br />Nan - Sounds like your county is in a similar situation as our town. (here in Maine, counties are more just a unit of space - Towns pack the real power below state levels)<br /><br />Per Capita income here in Acton is roughly $500 below the state average of $39,600. While on the coast, per capitas climb as high as $58,000(Yarmouth) and even higher in some locations. <br /><br />Shifting more of the financial burden back to the local governments will create an even worse disparity between those who have and those who don't.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-76937101835602187332015-02-23T08:41:26.266-05:002015-02-23T08:41:26.266-05:00Republicans here in Michigan are pulling the same ...Republicans here in Michigan are pulling the same crap -- shifting more and more of the burden to local level, reducing taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and planning to increase the sales tax by 1%. The sales tax increase is being hyped as a way to get funding for infrastructure (roads and bridges) repairs and improvements but the last I heard they'd slipped in language that would let them use the money for anything they wanted to, which means the rural counties will never see a dime. <br /><br />Don't know how the snow removal budget for our county is looking this year, but I do know it's always been tight. I think the grader I like taking photos of is old enough to vote, and it had to go through a couple winters with extremely iffy tires because the county couldn't afford new ones. IIRC the operator told the S.O. new tires would cost about $3,000 and there wasn't enough slack in the budget to get them.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-59059389066385201922015-02-22T19:00:01.095-05:002015-02-22T19:00:01.095-05:00No snow here this year but I'm sure our leader...No snow here this year but I'm sure our leaders will find a way to piss away the snow removal budget.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-85971413240314062122015-02-22T18:39:23.643-05:002015-02-22T18:39:23.643-05:00amidnightrider - Yeah, he's bought and paid fo...amidnightrider - Yeah, he's bought and paid for by the Right for sure.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-37173654166672416912015-02-22T18:33:40.841-05:002015-02-22T18:33:40.841-05:00Before I look it up I'm going out on a limb an...Before I look it up I'm going out on a limb and say LePage is a Republican. He sounds like he is bought and being paid on the I'm for sale to the highest bidder plan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com