Comments on: Slash and burn, baby, burn http://monoblogue.us/2009/04/03/slash-and-burn-baby-burn/ I've presented news and views from Maryland's Eastern Shore since 2005, but my writing can be found at several conservative websites. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: monoblogue » Blog Archive » A retro protest http://monoblogue.us/2009/04/03/slash-and-burn-baby-burn/comment-page-1/#comment-99752 monoblogue » Blog Archive » A retro protest Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:43:26 +0000 http://monoblogue.us/?p=3899#comment-99752 [...] was shopping in Staples today and was recognized by an employee who commented about my recent appearance at the county’s budget meeting. This man suggested I should run for office simply because I thought outside the box on the issue [...] [...] was shopping in Staples today and was recognized by an employee who commented about my recent appearance at the county’s budget meeting. This man suggested I should run for office simply because I thought outside the box on the issue [...]

]]> By: tom taylor http://monoblogue.us/2009/04/03/slash-and-burn-baby-burn/comment-page-1/#comment-99629 tom taylor Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:00:04 +0000 http://monoblogue.us/?p=3899#comment-99629 the meeting was frustrating with the emphasis on finding ways to eliminate the revenue cap and no relief for the residents. rick has no qualms about raising taxes on everyone to save the salaries and pensions of government employees, especially those "who spend every dollar they make" no matter how bloated those salaries. i was not impressed by leadership that expects the hard decisions to be made be the people footing the bill all the time. cut the salaries of everyone making over 100k by 20%, those making over 80k by 10%; eliminate all 401k matching contributions; we pay them well, we need not pay their retirements... it is a start. tom t the meeting was frustrating with the emphasis on finding ways to eliminate the revenue cap and no relief for the residents.

rick has no qualms about raising taxes on everyone to save the salaries and pensions of government employees, especially those “who spend every dollar they make” no matter how bloated those salaries.

i was not impressed by leadership that expects the hard decisions to be made be the people footing the bill all the time.

cut the salaries of everyone making over 100k by 20%, those making over 80k by 10%;

eliminate all 401k matching contributions; we pay them well, we need not pay their retirements…

it is a start.

tom t

]]> By: Johnnie Miller http://monoblogue.us/2009/04/03/slash-and-burn-baby-burn/comment-page-1/#comment-99617 Johnnie Miller Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:21:57 +0000 http://monoblogue.us/?p=3899#comment-99617 Paul: I've got to hand it to you. You are one of most 'on the ball' people I've met in this arena. It amazes me that on page 3 of Pollitt's pie chart he doesn't even have a slice of pie shown for the sales tax collections that have been returned each and every year by the State Comptrollers office. How in Sam's hell can one eliminate a figure whereby this County collected over 75 million dollars in sales tax proceeds from Wicomico's businesses. Life never ceases to amaze me especially with some of these characters in it. Johnnie Bottom-line - he's cherry picked his stats to bolster his position to eliminate the Revenue Cap. Paul:

I’ve got to hand it to you. You are one of most ‘on the ball’ people I’ve met in this arena. It amazes me that on page 3 of Pollitt’s pie chart he doesn’t even have a slice of pie shown for the sales tax collections that have been returned each and every year by the State Comptrollers office. How in Sam’s hell can one eliminate a figure whereby this County collected over 75 million dollars in sales tax proceeds from Wicomico’s businesses.

Life never ceases to amaze me especially with some of these characters in it.

Johnnie

Bottom-line – he’s cherry picked his stats to bolster his position to eliminate the Revenue Cap.

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