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Topic: Columbus: The City of Eternal Taxation  (Read 1080 times)
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« on: November 03, 2009, 06:45:31 PM »
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Who wants to go out on a limb and guess how the city plans to fix this problem?

Two of three bond raters rank city as triple-A
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Two Wall Street bond raters reaffirmed Columbus' top credit rating but also have warned city officials to rebuild a cushion against future economic downturns.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/03/copy/COUNCIL03.ART_ART_11-03-09_B2_GPFIB2T.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
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The Principle of Subsidiarity
Repeal the 17th Amendment

"peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none." - Th. Jefferson

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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2009, 04:36:45 PM »
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What are the chances that everyone will be up in arms over this?  The police and firefighters were just pawns for the political class in August, as usual.

Safety forces unhappy with budget
Coleman's city plan adds 50 officers, no firefighters
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Mayor Michael B. Coleman's 2010 budget proposal didn't go over well yesterday with police and fire forces, whose campaigning helped win passage of the city's first income-tax increase since the early 1980s.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/14/citybudget14.ART_ART_11-14-09_A1_U5FLU9G.html?sid=101
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The Principle of Subsidiarity
Repeal the 17th Amendment

"peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none." - Th. Jefferson

Oh yea... Run Paul Run!
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 10:33:13 AM »
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Remember how the Columbus Income Tax increase was sold?

http://vp.mgnetwork.net/viewer.swf?u=6675a35c589e102da6fd001ec92a4a0d&z=CMH
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The Principle of Subsidiarity
Repeal the 17th Amendment

"peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none." - Th. Jefferson

Oh yea... Run Paul Run!
 
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