tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post79329762715514727..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Toledo politicians will raise taxes - that's all they know how to doMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-24246394713571336662010-03-30T18:52:15.888-04:002010-03-30T18:52:15.888-04:00navyvet - 10%????
I'd take off more than 10%,...navyvet - 10%????<br /><br />I'd take off more than 10%, but thanks!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-63365589855618354362010-03-30T18:17:06.517-04:002010-03-30T18:17:06.517-04:00Take off 10%? Maggie, Maggie, you are too pragmat...Take off 10%? Maggie, Maggie, you are too pragmatic/rational/logical and way, way too honest! Shame.<br /><br />s/off.....<br /><br />Thanx.navyvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367264325929819549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-17153098783143957492010-03-30T16:04:43.822-04:002010-03-30T16:04:43.822-04:00From Maggie Thurber: Part of the problem is that h...From Maggie Thurber: <i>Part of the problem is that he [Mayor Mike Bell] had only three months in which to find solutions.</i><br /><br />I don't envy Mike Bell either, but Mr. Bell knew that he was very likely to win this election and he should have been prepared to deal with this train wreck when he accepted the keys to the executive washroom. <br /><br />From Maggie Thurber: <i>The bigger problem we have is that Toledo City Council, as a body, did nothing.</i><br /><br />I'd rephrase this for accuracy. Perhaps "The bigger problem is that Toledo City Council, as a body, are the nearest thing to nothing you can get." is a little more to the point.<br /><br />I've concluded that Toledo City Council are a group that completely disproves the old saw that two heads are better than one. Council members are, on their very best days, not terribly bright. Most of the time they're dumber than a box of rocks.<br /><br />You don't mention the motivation for anyone to complain that projected revenue is too low. I think these are the people whose special interest project will be canceled if projected revenue is cut another million or three, but which could exist for another year if we could just be induced to lie a little. Of course if revenue projections really are too low, their pet project got the ax and it could have been saved, which would have benefited them come re-election time.<br /><br />I don't see why the budget is all that tough. Start off with your yearly income (projected revenue), take ten percent off the top in case you've screwed the projection up, then match whatever is left according to the stated purpose of the city government and the US Constitution.<br /><br />Even I could do this, and I've been called dumb as a brick by some Moonbats over on another venue.<br /><br />This is one of your better efforts, Maggie.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-69577941824502828812010-03-30T15:00:51.335-04:002010-03-30T15:00:51.335-04:00Stephanie - that's a really long list and you&...Stephanie - that's a really long list and you'd probably be better off reading prior posts on my blog for all the ideas I've presented - from lowering taxes, eliminating regulations, eliminating departments, streamlining operations, etc... to not electing people with the failed philosophy that put us into this situation in the first place.<br /><br />But if my ideas over the past several years had been implemented, we wouldn't be facing the huge deficit in front of us today.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-65745525173755778732010-03-30T14:21:41.636-04:002010-03-30T14:21:41.636-04:00wondering what your ideas are to solve the problem...wondering what your ideas are to solve the problem?Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076037454686563781noreply@blogger.com