tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post898548855030209508..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45773908779406526902013-01-11T14:02:21.041-05:002013-01-11T14:02:21.041-05:00My wife and I are strongly opposed to an income tax increase for mass transit. It looks like the proponents are going to present a very organized campaign. Is there any organized effort planned to present the other side of the story?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621945868951636135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-59623401830885646272013-01-08T00:08:51.448-05:002013-01-08T00:08:51.448-05:00Generally, people who fight for mass transit in low-density, large foot-print cities like Indianapolis are dreamers who have been propagandized in believing such nonsense - we are not and can not be a world class city. They also are mainly a bunch of selfish people who pretend that they only wish to help the poor, when, in fact, they only want to help themselves and want other people to pay for it. They are generally people with no children (and plan to have no children or their children are already grown) who think it would be neat to have a rail line available every time they have a whim to ride one. Do they really think families of four, etc. are going to get rid of their cars and ride the rails every day? They won't do it themselves. Then these DINKS pretend it is affordable because they themselves can afford it, with their two cars in the garage and $100,000 household income. But this is for the poor people, so they can get to work- right! Their ridership numbers as well as their cost numbers are always pure fantasy. They also fantasize about low fares and a comprehensive system. How many cities in the U.S. have a comprehensive system - less than a half dozen? And how many transit systems are broke? Nearly all of them? This is a boondoggle waiting to happen. Oh, and by the way, I ride the bus every day (despite how dirty they are - none of the light rail people are on the bus however) - I just hate to drive but I don't need motorcoaches or fancy trains to use transit. Oh, and there is no mass for the transit here and their never will be.Citizen Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803017411939029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-6045771280412898652013-01-07T22:19:07.451-05:002013-01-07T22:19:07.451-05:00Yup. Your dreams keep you going. Maybe someday this city will deserve its public. It certainly will not reach that dream if we don't keep speaking truth to power.Had Enough Indy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-46045032250797270022013-01-07T19:19:53.151-05:002013-01-07T19:19:53.151-05:00Dream on, Pat.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-18340297376989488062013-01-07T18:51:00.312-05:002013-01-07T18:51:00.312-05:00Well, maybe the FBI can watch over the process for any illegalities.Had Enough Indy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-79859398873366563602013-01-07T18:29:09.777-05:002013-01-07T18:29:09.777-05:00Thanks, Pat, for sharing. So now we'll have to raise other taxes to pay for more of our basic services because tens of miles of valuable property will be taken off the tax roles for the sole benefit of mass transit. From what I hear, Ersal Ozdemir's Keystone Construction has already been promised the rights to build all the train stations along the light rail line. Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-33428995628637673622013-01-07T17:41:57.170-05:002013-01-07T17:41:57.170-05:00Looks like about 15 square miles can be TIF'd.Had Enough Indy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-26082818649395743702013-01-07T16:49:17.985-05:002013-01-07T16:49:17.985-05:00Did you notice, Pat, that it also allows existing local income tax revenues to be appropriated by the counties to the transit district--in addition to the proposed new income tax?Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90078050086586750902013-01-07T16:45:50.376-05:002013-01-07T16:45:50.376-05:00It is a total monstrosity, Pat. I grew too mad to continue writing about all the crap in it. Those legislators who put their names on it are the biggest dopes alive. Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45698769183039131622013-01-07T14:23:20.450-05:002013-01-07T14:23:20.450-05:00It looks like the proposed bill would allow a newly created Metropolitan Transit Authority to TIF all land within half a mile of any fixed rail line. So much for this being of value to the taxpayers for economic development. The economic benefits, if a TIF were created, would all flow to the Authority's coffers.Had Enough Indy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-59220024194547337632013-01-07T11:38:39.589-05:002013-01-07T11:38:39.589-05:00 Another Wishard deal, let's write a very vague question coupled with low voter turnout to get what we want.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490253182039581408noreply@blogger.com