Comments on Advance Indiana™: It's Official: IRS Says Pacers Had Catastrophic Impact On Downtown Restaurant

Paul and Downtown Indy: it shouldn't be accept...

2010-05-16T21:39:28.113-05:00

Paul and Downtown Indy:
it shouldn't be acceptable to argue against wanting someone to prove a claim by saying someone else didn't prove something completely unrelated.

Just like I don't accept it when my daughter says, "but Molly's Dad lets her eat ice cream before dinner." So what!

You guys engage in pretty intelligent discussions on this and other blogs and I'm disappointed that your response to my request for proof of the IRS tax refund for "catastrophic occurence" from an ED project is we didn't need proof for something else completely unrelated. And Paul, I agree with you. We should require the Pacers to open their books if we're going to bail them out.

It's too bad that IRS decisions aren't glo...

2010-05-16T17:21:36.768-05:00

It's too bad that IRS decisions aren't global, the taxpayers of this town should be able to claim catastrophic losses due to the Colts and Pacers. So tell me how does that gel with the Hunden survey?

Barnard, we didn't need to see proof of Obama&...

2010-05-16T17:03:15.945-05:00

Barnard, we didn't need to see proof of Obama's citizenship, we were supposed to be ok with just word of mouth.

(No - not trying to open that can of worms, just using it as an example)

Barnard, Whatcha talking about? We're about ...

2010-05-16T15:36:55.433-05:00

Barnard,

Whatcha talking about? We're about ready to hand $15 million to a business for losing money while not even insisting they open their books. Proof...we don't need no stiking proof.

Come on people.... Talk about propoganda. Sheesh....

2010-05-15T22:16:03.980-05:00

Come on people.... Talk about propoganda. Sheesh.

Let's at least ask for some proof of this IRS decision Mr. Bulthaup proclaims to have received.

I mean think about it. If the IRS were to grant tax relief to a failed business because of a local government's Economic Development project what kind of precedent would that set? They would have to grant probably 100's of Millions of $s (if not Billions) in tax refunds across the country now and into the future.

I for one would like to see proof from Mr. Bulthaup on this one. Doesn't seem logical to me.

Huge thanks to Ted Bulthaup, and to the IRS for it...

2010-05-15T15:07:23.194-05:00

Huge thanks to Ted Bulthaup, and to the IRS for its bright decision. Gee!

I will say that Brian is the only person running f...

2010-05-15T13:51:44.709-05:00

I will say that Brian is the only person running for mayor who has offered some constructive criticsm. Melina won't even say anything because her law firm put the deal together.

I agree with Gary. There is no circumstance by wh...

2010-05-15T12:47:26.643-05:00

I agree with Gary. There is no circumstance by which I would support another term for Mayor Ballard. I know Melina Kennedy's problems. But Ballard's presence in office hurts the Marion County GOP. The local GOP's long-term revival is dependent on rejecting the coutnry club politics that is the hallmark of Mayor Ballard's administration.

Then while we're reconciled to voting for skun...

2010-05-15T12:41:48.045-05:00

Then while we're reconciled to voting for skunks or weasels, anybody got the lowdown on Brian Williams? Or,the Libertarian candidate? There's a potential (POTENTIAL) step-up with another Fred Petersonesque candidate.

Ballard betrayed the people who volunteered the ti...

2010-05-15T11:07:41.861-05:00

Ballard betrayed the people who volunteered the time and efforts to elect him. He betrayed us. I'll take Kennedy over Ballard any day to get the same lousy public policy decisions. At least I know where she's coming from in the beginning. If there is a third party candidate worth a hoot, I'll lend my support to that candidate.

I read Mr. Bulthaup's ad when it first came ou...

2010-05-15T10:22:16.602-05:00

I read Mr. Bulthaup's ad when it first came out. It was a scathing account. Our city and government have zero reason to be involved in anything except the basics. The susceptability of human beings to greed and the subsequent corruption of our goverment is too close to the surface, too apt to temptation.

Years of observation and history tell me the rich and their law firms can generally buy the votes they need, directly or indirectly. It's as simple as that.

Gary, I understand and am more onboard for your disenchantment with Mayor Ballard. But, 'Melina Kennedy for Mayor' is not some glorious, untainted step-up to avoid exteraneous influence upon city government.

The sad fact is more average citizens need to give a &*%^ to change things. I don't know when that happens.