tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post6147790712778362588..comments2023-05-26T08:49:09.362-06:00Comments on Reginald Milton's - A Fresh Look: Thank You Commissioner ChismReginald Miltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605193162380236835noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-81397917836698266032008-03-07T08:48:00.000-06:002008-03-07T08:48:00.000-06:00How do these groups get to have such power? We ele...How do these groups get to have such power? We elect the City Council and the County Commission they should be the only ones that have the right to give tax breaks. IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-11871272497659408932008-03-05T06:22:00.000-06:002008-03-05T06:22:00.000-06:00Reginald, this could go under your tax post. It's ...Reginald, this could go under your tax post. It's the same problem. Corporations getting a free ride while we the average middle class citizens can't get a break. <BR/><BR/>American is becoming a country where only the poor and the rich can survive. The middle class are being eating alive. <BR/><BR/>My wife and I both work full time jobs and we both do a part time job together. We have one child. We would like to have more children but know we can't afford them. We don't have fancy stuff - a $150,000 house, two used cars, and we go out to dinner once a month, but we can barely make it. <BR/><BR/>When with my guy friends that's all we talk about. How tough it is. We're all tired and frustrated. What American dream?<BR/><BR/>We saw your flyers and billboards when you were running for office. You seem like a rational, smart and caring person. That's why me and my wife both post here on your blog. <BR/><BR/>Keep on fighting, you have our support. God bless you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-46215762155365318992008-03-04T08:04:00.000-06:002008-03-04T08:04:00.000-06:00Good for you Commissioner. We need some people wit...Good for you Commissioner. We need some people with a backbone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-69407843150059973562008-03-03T06:15:00.000-06:002008-03-03T06:15:00.000-06:00The Rich get richer and the Poor get poorer. What'...The Rich get richer and the Poor get poorer. What's new?<BR/><BR/>If Chism stood up to this corporate payoff then he deserves our praise, but in the end the business got its tax break. <BR/><BR/>What can be done to stop this? I have to pay my taxes why should they get a break?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-17734875772866984272008-02-29T17:18:00.000-06:002008-02-29T17:18:00.000-06:00Chism is a good man. He doesn't bite his tongue. N...Chism is a good man. He doesn't bite his tongue. Not surprised he was the lone voice of reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-81668282877636834742008-02-29T16:04:00.000-06:002008-02-29T16:04:00.000-06:00PILOT incentives can help businesses close deals t...PILOT incentives can help businesses close deals that they might not be able to without the additional support. It also can help a city direct businesses to locate in areas considered undesirable or risky. No, they have value if used correctly. <BR/><BR/>From your post it seems the Committee needs to reread the Council's/Commission's regs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321900698982168395.post-66191747966131952022008-02-29T14:20:00.000-06:002008-02-29T14:20:00.000-06:00Cities are loosing needed tax dollars because busi...Cities are loosing needed tax dollars because businesses know they are disparate for them to move to their city. There should be some type of federal law banning this practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com