Comments on Advance Indiana™: Hospitality Taxes Will Be Highest In The Nation

Artfuggins... if you're implying the Democratic ca...

2009-04-03T19:03:00.000-05:00

Artfuggins... if you're implying the Democratic candidate will be Woody Myers, I suggest he run for something back home in California.

Here's another problem with the Colt's getting the...

2009-04-02T20:19:00.000-05:00

Here's another problem with the Colt's getting there up front cost for events that do not relate to the Colts. How many organizers have looked else where to have an event at Lucas Oil. I suspect there are no deals to get events to use the stadium when it comes to the Colts unless Irsay ok's it.

OGDEN FOR MAYOR!

2009-04-02T14:32:00.000-05:00

OGDEN FOR MAYOR!

"Authorizing the City-County Council to raise the ...

2009-04-02T14:01:00.000-05:00

"Authorizing the City-County Council to raise the food and beverage tax in Marion County to 2.25 percent from the current 2 percent; the admission tax on tickets to 10 percent from the current 6 percent; and the innkeepers tax on hotel rooms to 9 percent from the current 8 percent."
http://www.indystar.com/article/20090402/NEWS05/904020451

Sir Hail,Well it certainly won't be Frank Anderson...

2009-04-02T13:06:00.001-05:00

Sir Hail,

Well it certainly won't be Frank Anderson. He has too many issues related to jails that could be brought up.

Ballard is dead in the water though. I don't think he has a clue that this ended any chance he had of re-election.

Sir Hailstone, there are many names on the Dem si...

2009-04-02T13:06:00.000-05:00

Sir Hailstone, there are many names on the Dem side waiting to take on High Taxes Ballard....the two you mentioned will not be the candidate..look for a big name with lots of money....Ballard has betrayed a lot of people. Just for the record, I did not vote for him...

This bailout brought to you by the Mayor Greg Ball...

2009-04-02T12:33:00.000-05:00

This bailout brought to you by the Mayor Greg Ballard and the Marion County Republican Party.

I hope you guys are ready for Mayor Melina Kennedy.

Well, who will be the next mayor, beginning in 201...

2009-04-02T11:04:00.000-05:00

Well, who will be the next mayor, beginning in 2012?

Good question. Only ones I hear about on the other side are Melina Kennedy and Frank Anderson.

The City County Council has to see and pass this s...

2009-04-02T11:00:00.000-05:00

The City County Council has to see and pass this stuff

Actually if the State passes it, I don't believe the CCC has any say over it. I know one GOP councilor was at a club meeting asking their State Rep to PLEASE keep this hot potato out of the CCC.

If the State were to kick this to the CCC with the 15-14-1 this will set up a very interesting series of events.

I have friends who make beer and hard ciders. I t...

2009-04-02T10:24:00.000-05:00

I have friends who make beer and hard ciders. I think I'll start chipping in for ingredients and help them. Heck you don't have to buy beer from distributors. I've got a kegerator!

Mayor Ballard obviously doesn't appreciate the neg...

2009-04-02T10:22:00.000-05:00

Mayor Ballard obviously doesn't appreciate the negative impact this decision will have on his chances for re-election.

PP,The CCC only votes on a few of these tax increa...

2009-04-02T09:39:00.000-05:00

PP,

The CCC only votes on a few of these tax increases.

Paul

I'll bring a sack lunch next time I visit Marion C...

2009-04-02T07:00:00.000-05:00

I'll bring a sack lunch next time I visit Marion County.

The City County Council has to see and pass this s...

2009-04-02T06:45:00.000-05:00

The City County Council has to see and pass this stuff. I recommend Hoosier taxpayers be that that evening as we were in the past. Make a stand!

CT, what does Ballard's politics have to do with O...

2009-04-02T06:23:00.000-05:00

CT, what does Ballard's politics have to do with Obama? Well, besides the whole tax and spend thing............!

This is as much a Herb and Mel Simon bailout as a ...

2009-04-02T06:16:00.000-05:00

This is as much a Herb and Mel Simon bailout as a CIB bailout. Such a deal, they just saved $10M a year with the stroke of a pen.

Welcome to Obamaland.I'm Nancy Pelosi, and I'll be...

2009-04-02T01:45:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Obamaland.

I'm Nancy Pelosi, and I'll be your guide for a small gratuity.

Well, who will be the next mayor, beginning in 201...

2009-04-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

Well, who will be the next mayor, beginning in 2012?

Why is the answer always we need more taxes? Wher...

2009-04-01T22:57:00.000-05:00

Why is the answer always we need more taxes? Where is the mayor who promised to roll back taxes now?
Mayor if you raise taxes on food again you better prepare for the law of unintended consequences, namely people like myself who will simply refuse to dine in Marion County. Even if my family dines in the doughnut counties those counties taxes are capped at 500k per year so I stand a very good chance of not contributing any money to the Simons or Irsays of this world.

I need to quit drinking beer anyway and the wife h...

2009-04-01T22:27:00.000-05:00

I need to quit drinking beer anyway and the wife has a reason to start cooking again.

I can still remember back when the Indiana sales t...

2009-04-01T21:55:00.000-05:00

I can still remember back when the Indiana sales tax was implemented. 'Just a small 2% tax' no big deal.

That's how things work, a little here, a little there. Before long it adds up to a bunch. And it's NEVER enough.

Don't you wonder why raising tax rates, particularly on sales and use, it necessary since the basis on which they are computed goes up itself? Hotels, food, ticket prices, rental cars - they all cost a lot more than they did just a year ago.

So the tax has a built-in increment and still that's not enough. But the rate needs to be jacked up too, for some reason.

Legalized Ponzi-ism. That's all it is.