Comments for RE: That tax-and-spend council at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 25 May 2013 11:38:48 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/re/11220-re-that-tax-and-spend-council#comment-27192 Watching the two of you (Craig & Walter)spar in cyberspace gave me a little chuckle. ;} Are you a little sensitive Walter? - Dudley E. LaBauve, III Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:10:07 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/11220-re-that-tax-and-spend-council#comment-27188 Walter, sorry, but grey is the only option I've ever seen on those old TV shows where communes and Marxist villages were a part of the plot - craig spikes Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:57:19 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/11220-re-that-tax-and-spend-council#comment-27185 Craig, please. Gray jumpsuits? Gray? Maybe studded with a fancy array of rhinestones that create a satisfying rainbow effect, but not gray! - Walter Pierce Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:21:46 +0100 http://www.theind.com/re/11220-re-that-tax-and-spend-council#comment-27183 Walter, as usual, you aren't following the specifics of the situation. By State Law, the council is required to pass an ordinance "rolling back" or lowering the tax millage or rate. After that, the Council can pass a separate ordinance raising the newly lowered rate back up to a rate not to exceed what it was the year before. When you raise a tax rate from a lower one to a higher one, that's called a tax increase, even if it was lowered only five minutes before. If it was simply nothing more than a re-affirming of an approved tax rate applied to re-assessed property, the State would not mandate that first ordinance. The reason that the State mandates that rates be rolled back is so that the total property tax amount collected doesn't exceed what was collected the year before. They know that it is a tax increase and that the local Council should be held accountable for such an increase. By the way, I do believe that you enjoy paying taxes. I also think you would enjoy seeing everybody wearing grey jumpsuits and calling each other comrade while they report their progress to the collective. - craig spikes Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:46:53 +0100