Comments on: If Tacoma loses Russell (Part X) http://5views.com/2008/04/09/if-tacoma-loses-russell-part-x/ Right-Blogging Tacoma/Pierce/Puget Sound/Washington Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: marco http://5views.com/2008/04/09/if-tacoma-loses-russell-part-x/#comment-641 marco Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:37:25 +0000 http://5views.com/2008/04/09/if-tacoma-loses-russell-part-x/#comment-641 Last week the paper noted how the City of Tacoma will consider taxing each of its residents $100 to drive the streets of our town. "A transportation benefit district allows a local government to create a new taxing district. It would be separate from the city, but still run by the local council. Among the taxing options are a $100 annual fee per vehicle, a 0.2 percent increase in the sales tax and a property tax levy." No where does it talk about the city's obligation to carpool to work, buy hybrid vehicles, stop driving huge SUV's or take the bus to its own council meetings. Does any city council member take the bus to their weekly Tuesday night meetings? I think not. So before our famed council tries to pond more cash out of our tax strapped residents, try living by your green living recommendations. Otherwise, stop preaching to the over taxed citizens in telling us how to live a more carbon neutral life, when you yourselves do not adhere to your rhetoric. This time Eyman is right. Citizens should vote for any tax increase that goes against the intentions of the $30 state car tab fee. Otherwise, Tacoma residents will get screwed by this city council, again. You can count on it coffee talk fans. http://www.thenewstribune.com/331/story/3303 Last week the paper noted how the City of Tacoma will consider taxing each of its residents $100 to drive the streets of our town.

“A transportation benefit district allows a local government to create a new taxing district. It would be separate from the city, but still run by the local council. Among the taxing options are a $100 annual fee per vehicle, a 0.2 percent increase in the sales tax and a property tax levy.”

No where does it talk about the city’s obligation to carpool to work, buy hybrid vehicles, stop driving huge SUV’s or take the bus to its own council meetings.

Does any city council member take the bus to their weekly Tuesday night meetings? I think not.

So before our famed council tries to pond more cash out of our tax strapped residents, try living by your green living recommendations. Otherwise, stop preaching to the over taxed citizens in telling us how to live a more carbon neutral life, when you yourselves do not adhere to your rhetoric.

This time Eyman is right. Citizens should vote for any tax increase that goes against the intentions of the $30 state car tab fee.

Otherwise, Tacoma residents will get screwed by this city council, again. You can count on it coffee talk fans.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/331/story/3303

]]> By: Fredo http://5views.com/2008/04/09/if-tacoma-loses-russell-part-x/#comment-617 Fredo Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:06:14 +0000 http://5views.com/2008/04/09/if-tacoma-loses-russell-part-x/#comment-617 Asking businesses who stay in Tacoma and have no intention of leaving to pay their fair share while offering a sweetheart deal to a company that doesn't want to be here is just plain wrong. When other notable companies see that an expiring lease can be turned into a tax dodge, then open the floodgates for mischievous leasing arrangements. We don't want to lose FR but let's have a little self respect, our city fathers say this is a good place to locate a business, so let's leave it at that. Asking businesses who stay in Tacoma and have no intention of leaving to pay their fair share while offering a sweetheart deal to a company that doesn’t want to be here is just plain wrong. When other notable companies see that an expiring lease can be turned into a tax dodge, then open the floodgates for mischievous leasing arrangements. We don’t want to lose FR but let’s have a little self respect, our city fathers say this is a good place to locate a business, so let’s leave it at that.

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