Comments on Advance Indiana™: Mayor Still Dodging Questions On CIB

The "state bail out" to which you refer, u, means ...

2009-02-25T07:39:00.000-05:00

The "state bail out" to which you refer, u, means another tax increase for Marion County residents.

Again, we see more proof why one is morally justif...

2009-02-25T06:17:00.000-05:00

Again, we see more proof why one is morally justified in not paying their "fair share" in taxes. There are ways to not pay the Ir$ay, $imon, and ¢IB taxes. Democrats know how to play the game. They don't pay taxes because they know they the taxpayer money will be wasted and funneled into selected rich elites.

U,"The state created the CIB and the state will ha...

2009-02-25T00:21:00.000-05:00

U,

"The state created the CIB and the state will have to bail out the CIB? Huh?

The State created every county, city, town and local government entity in Indiana. What does creating them have to do with the requirement to bail them out when they do stupid things like spend more than they take in.

In a sense Ballard is right, the state created the...

2009-02-24T19:48:00.000-05:00

In a sense Ballard is right, the state created the CIB and the state will have to bail out the CIB. The structure of the CIB was created to hide decision-making and accounting from prying eyes.

Ballard though, in "selecting" Bob Grand as head of the CIB, showed he is useless. Ballard and Grand should resign.

People get the government they deserve though...Hoosiers thought - and most still think - that putting $650 million into a new stadium for the Colts is sensible.

If the taxpayers portion of the yearly payments and opex had to be covered by a ticket tax, the tax would be about $60 per ticket.

Hoosiers are also dumb enough to think we needed a new billion-dollar airport - but see:

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/cargo/30517-fdx-airlines-balk-indy-hub-bill.html