tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5803715194184061729..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Federal Tax Dollars At Work: Indy Gets $1 Million To Give Away To Wisconsin Company For Bike Rental BusinessGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2224220675397770602013-06-14T09:50:53.216-05:002013-06-14T09:50:53.216-05:00Well back in the old days a person might decide th...Well back in the old days a person might decide that to make a buck and provide a service, they could rent bikes. They would have paid a sales tax, with no government expenditure. <br /><br />Today, we need Federal Grants to accomplish the same thing, going into the pockets of everyone except the tax payers. <br /><br />We hear a lot about how we cannot afford Social Security or Medicare I suppose that is because these programs actually benefit citizens i.e., real human beings. Floggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383015097067413086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-58129588833075382352013-06-13T22:41:09.377-05:002013-06-13T22:41:09.377-05:00Bike rental going to a Wisconsin firm, towing goin...Bike rental going to a Wisconsin firm, towing going to a California firm, which hired a lobbyist that was the Mayor's Chief of Staff former employer. <br /><br />It seems like common sense would say these are local issues, best handled by a local business...<br /><br />-But would a local business have the deep pockets to <i>"grease the wheels of The Mayor's Office"</i>? A close review of the ethics filings and connections by a special investigator may be in order.CircleCityScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691157547732269477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-6919037078543270292013-06-13T12:24:57.380-05:002013-06-13T12:24:57.380-05:00Hmm, at a time when some states are talking about ...Hmm, at a time when some states are talking about a hybrid tax or a bicycle tax, since these vehicles do not pay "enough" in fuel taxes, we have the federal government funding a improvement in the roads, that if effective, will decrease the amount raised in fuel taxes.<br /><br />And the other thing to point out about this bicycle rental business, is that the city is probably going to be supplying the remaining half million (annually) that the feds are not supplying.Indy Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296765358096901763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-59418326725994820202013-06-13T11:44:33.989-05:002013-06-13T11:44:33.989-05:00Perhaps the people who only visit this city is bec...Perhaps the people who only visit this city is because they rent bicycles are expected to ride really, really fast to escape being robbed, mugged, or murdered.<br />Too bad the city no longer thinks that police officers might help the problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063261900488027828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-89969296670432185322013-06-13T08:02:56.793-05:002013-06-13T08:02:56.793-05:00Federal money has come to be viewed as "free&...Federal money has come to be viewed as "free", something Mr Obama (like his predecessor) encourages by his actions.<br /><br />New roundabouts in Carmel will be 100% federally funded, under the guise of energy savings. Most of the capital cost of the proposed mass transit boondoggle would come from the federal government.<br /><br />The mindset of both political parties is that the US should borrow money, stimulate the economy, repeat ad infinitum. For the right, this is seen as pro-business, and therefore Good And Just. For the left, this is seen as wealth redistribution, and therefore Good And Just.<br />Unigovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532072215831286109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90463370212400492802013-06-13T06:54:51.806-05:002013-06-13T06:54:51.806-05:00Nostalgically back to the future; it's time to...Nostalgically back to the future; it's time to dust off those great plans for canal expansion & flat boats....Pete Boggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948800585492289789noreply@blogger.com