tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post8556747414910624074..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Toledo government's 'loss' is taxpayers' gainMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-35754578221102128542009-11-04T14:06:28.148-05:002009-11-04T14:06:28.148-05:00Maggie,
I find that ignoring anything our "b...Maggie,<br /><br />I find that ignoring anything our "beloved" mayor has to say about anything in Toledo politics is the preferable way of dealing with his self-serving prattle.<br /><br />And my blood pressure is no longer out of control and in need of excessive control measures ;-)Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13176392380086227377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-30294765519648806702009-10-20T13:45:53.272-04:002009-10-20T13:45:53.272-04:00Tim - the $8.4 million is if the additional amount...Tim - the $8.4 million is if the additional amount is collected for a full year...and the 'fee' was never intended to pay for the entire cost of the service - it was just a way to get more money into the general fund and using 'trash' was the way they thought they'd get support from the public...<br /><br />all games...Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-28074337420443031512009-10-20T13:10:12.165-04:002009-10-20T13:10:12.165-04:00Maggie,
I found it interesting that according to ...Maggie,<br /><br />I found it interesting that according to the wording of the letter, that he appears to believe that we lost $8.4 million this year because of the trash fee.<br /><br />Wow, how much does trash collection cost in Toledo? Somehow I believe that the mayor, who by his own admission doesn't know how bills get paid in the city, is a little off on the cost of refuse collection. <br /><br />Even assuming that this "low" fee was legal however (which I do not), why was it originally proposed if it would produce a such a shortfall. Either Carty is wrong on this (NO, say it ain't so!), or he is once again playing fast and loose with the numbers as those of his days diminish.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-258418367952240012009-10-20T08:01:52.117-04:002009-10-20T08:01:52.117-04:00Rather than wasting time recalling a mayor that wa...Rather than wasting time recalling a mayor that was in the last year of his term, an effort should have been made to recall the 3/4% tax. It has been a crutch for citty council ever since it was created and it is time for the city to do without it. Get government out of the garbage business, the parking garage business and any other business that private entities could accomplish. At the same time, the people of Toleod need to grow up and realize that the garbage collection that they have of unlimited all the time is completely unreasonable. Privatize the garbage, and have the residents pay for what it costs. PeriodBlack Swamp Road Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103575423688515580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-1945862214319763102009-10-20T00:42:38.380-04:002009-10-20T00:42:38.380-04:00If they say it enough times, we'll start belie...If they say it enough times, we'll start believing it... and forget we pay a high payroll tax which is to cover police, fire and refuse collection let alone a 3/4% temporary tax which is to ensure these services. As I talk to others about how this is not a legal tax (the refuse fee), I'm always amazed that residents are accepting the "fee" because the city "needs" the money, what would they do without it. My reply, "get it legally". The longer time passes with residents paying this fee, the more they will forget it is ill gotten gains.Karen SHANAHANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547080906900694520noreply@blogger.com