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"First we get the money..."

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  • MikM Offline
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    Civic suicide.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      Civic suicide.

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      @Mik said in "First we get the money...":

      Civic suicide.

      There's also talk about a "wealth" tax.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Great. so ALL the money leaves.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          The mayor is “distancing himself” from the plan, says Crain’s.

          That’s a relief.

          I wonder what impediments, if any, prevent a municipality from instituting wealth taxes or transaction taxes. I’d imagine the taxing authority of cities, counties, and towns is defined by state statute, but I could be wrong.

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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            Billy Joel moved out...

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • JollyJ Jolly

              Billy Joel moved out...

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              #7

              @Jolly

              He was so worried about the plan of the Chicago's mayor's friends that he left Republican-run Long Island?

              And he was so extra worried about it that he left even before the they released the plans?

              Damn, sing us a song, piano man.

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                The mayor is “distancing himself” from the plan, says Crain’s.

                That’s a relief.

                I wonder what impediments, if any, prevent a municipality from instituting wealth taxes or transaction taxes. I’d imagine the taxing authority of cities, counties, and towns is defined by state statute, but I could be wrong.

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                @jon-nyc said in "First we get the money...":

                The mayor is “distancing himself” from the plan, says Crain’s.

                That’s a relief.

                I wonder what impediments, if any, prevent a municipality from instituting wealth taxes or transaction taxes. I’d imagine the taxing authority of cities, counties, and towns is defined by state statute, but I could be wrong.

                I know there are such things in Ohio. For instance, I live in a township, which is not allowed by law to impose an income tax. I'd bet you are correct.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

                  @jon-nyc said in "First we get the money...":

                  The mayor is “distancing himself” from the plan, says Crain’s.

                  That’s a relief.

                  I wonder what impediments, if any, prevent a municipality from instituting wealth taxes or transaction taxes. I’d imagine the taxing authority of cities, counties, and towns is defined by state statute, but I could be wrong.

                  I know there are such things in Ohio. For instance, I live in a township, which is not allowed by law to impose an income tax. I'd bet you are correct.

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                  jon-nyc
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                  #9

                  @Mik Right? It seems like otherwise there’d be some little villages somewhere experimenting with all kinds of ruinous schemes.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                    @Jolly

                    He was so worried about the plan of the Chicago's mayor's friends that he left Republican-run Long Island?

                    And he was so extra worried about it that he left even before the they released the plans?

                    Damn, sing us a song, piano man.

                    JollyJ Offline
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                    @jon-nyc said in "First we get the money...":

                    @Jolly

                    He was so worried about the plan of the Chicago's mayor's friends that he left Republican-run Long Island?

                    And he was so extra worried about it that he left even before the they released the plans?

                    Damn, sing us a song, piano man.

                    Nope, just a general observation about taxation and people.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • MikM Offline
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                      The funny thing about people with money is they CAN move. It would seem Chicago is determined to repeat the mistakes of Detroit, which was also once a great city.

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        Do we need Chicago?

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                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                          jon-nyc
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                          Ever since they renamed the Sears tower it’s been dead to me.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                          • MikM Mik

                            The funny thing about people with money is they CAN move. It would seem Chicago is determined to repeat the mistakes of Detroit, which was also once a great city.

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                            @Mik said in "First we get the money...":

                            The funny thing about people with money is they CAN move. It would seem Chicago is determined to repeat the mistakes of Detroit, which was also once a great city.

                            Money is like water and will find its own level.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            • JollyJ Jolly

                              @jon-nyc said in "First we get the money...":

                              @Jolly

                              He was so worried about the plan of the Chicago's mayor's friends that he left Republican-run Long Island?

                              And he was so extra worried about it that he left even before the they released the plans?

                              Damn, sing us a song, piano man.

                              Nope, just a general observation about taxation and people.

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                              @Jolly said in "First we get the money...":

                              @jon-nyc said in "First we get the money...":

                              @Jolly

                              He was so worried about the plan of the Chicago's mayor's friends that he left Republican-run Long Island?

                              And he was so extra worried about it that he left even before the they released the plans?

                              Damn, sing us a song, piano man.

                              Nope, just a general observation about taxation and people.

                              Don't just think only about "cost", think also about "revenue." Doesn't matter if a place assesses zero tax, no one wants to be there if there is no money to be made despite their having zero tax rate.

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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                Ever since they renamed the Sears tower it’s been dead to me.

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                                @jon-nyc said in "First we get the money...":

                                Ever since they renamed the Sears tower it’s been dead to me.

                                You know they renamed Lake Shore Drive too - now it's "DuSable Lake Shore Drive."

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  If I ever go back to Chicago it will only be to take a dump on Michigan Avenue.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  • George KG George K

                                    @jon-nyc said in "First we get the money...":

                                    Ever since they renamed the Sears tower it’s been dead to me.

                                    You know they renamed Lake Shore Drive too - now it's "DuSable Lake Shore Drive."

                                    MikM Offline
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                                    @George-K said in "First we get the money...":

                                    @jon-nyc said in "First we get the money...":

                                    Ever since they renamed the Sears tower it’s been dead to me.

                                    You know they renamed Lake Shore Drive too - now it's "DuSable Lake Shore Drive."

                                    The French fur trader? Really?

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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