Many conservatives have been touting a consumption tax as a more desirable tax than income tax. So, Minnesota puts a higher sales tax on tobacco and a sales tax on business equipment. I haven't noticed many conservatives cheering this development, but many conservatives are calling these taxes unfair and business-unfriendly.
See "New sales tax hurts rural broadband proponents say", Adam Belz, Star Tribune, 2013-06-30.
Could the real problem with broadband expansion be that the basic cost even without taxes is a deterrent to many potential buyers. I know that I don't want to pay $30-$50+ plus for internet access for two to three nights a week in our cabin. I would rather just cut back my use to the limits of my patience with 25kbps dial-up. I'll just do one or two things that I can accomplish in, not thirty seconds, but ten minutes!
Showing posts with label fairness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fairness. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
All's fair in love and war and elections, too?
I looked at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to get some feel for the turnout in today's recall election in Wisconsin. It looks like the turnout is mixed as are the reactions. Some polling places have short lines, some long. Some people are happy to vote Scott Walker out, some are unhappy that there is even an election.
One item in particular caught my eye. It was about a mailing designed to increase turnout. Using public records, the mailing gave the voting record of individuals and their immediate neighbors. It was sent out by a liberal group. Will it get more people to vote in general, or will it get more people to vote for Walker? Judge for yourself. See "Mailings that list voting records set off some neighbors", Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2012-06-05.
If you live in Wisconsin and the polls haven't closed, make sure you vote.
One item in particular caught my eye. It was about a mailing designed to increase turnout. Using public records, the mailing gave the voting record of individuals and their immediate neighbors. It was sent out by a liberal group. Will it get more people to vote in general, or will it get more people to vote for Walker? Judge for yourself. See "Mailings that list voting records set off some neighbors", Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2012-06-05.
If you live in Wisconsin and the polls haven't closed, make sure you vote.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
The Coffee Party, demand, and civility
I've been a member of the Coffee Party for some time, and I follow them on Facebook. Now and then I add a comment to one article or another.
I have a Coffee Party bumper sticker that I haven't used yet that states "Incite Civility and Reason". The Coffee Party often suggests that members write this politician or that government office to demand something or other. But is demanding some outcome "civility and reason"?
"Demand" is something done by ideologues, not by somebody trying to be civil and reasonable.
I have a Coffee Party bumper sticker that I haven't used yet that states "Incite Civility and Reason". The Coffee Party often suggests that members write this politician or that government office to demand something or other. But is demanding some outcome "civility and reason"?
"Demand" is something done by ideologues, not by somebody trying to be civil and reasonable.
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