It happened again. Thomas McClanahan and I agree on something.
Whenever that happens, I'm a little stunned. This is the 2nd time I can think it's happened.
Mr. McClanahan points out that eliminating the e-tax would be irresponsible if it's not replaced with some other tax of some kind, so the $200 million raised by this tax is done away with.
But his bigger point is that a "land tax" would make much more sense because it rewards development in the city, instead of pushing people out of the city, like the e-tax, and the property tax, which punishes and disincentivizes (I think that's a word) even the purchase of property, let alone development of it.
Good on Mr. McClanahan. This is a really eye-opening and educational column.
It would be great if a representative or better yet, some representatives in Jeff city would study this land tax option.
--Donna Brazile is terrfic.
She's most usually seen and heard, if at all, on ABC's "This Week" news program on Sunday morning.
She's smart and gives terrific, intelligent insights on American politics and society.
What's sad and unfortunate is that she's also one of very few people of color who are on the weekly sunday morning news shows. To my knowledge, she may be the only one.
--John McLaughlin (of The McLaughlin Group on PBS) is losing it, it seems.
Out of the blue this week, when they were discussing the Tiger Woods' apology this week, he asked his guests if they thought Tiger might one day run for political office.
Wth?
Seriously, John?
His guests paused at first, then laughed off the question.
Oh, and his show covered Tiger's apology before addressing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement from earlier in the week that suggested Iran is becoming a military dictatorship.
Great priorities, Mr. McLaughlin.
Not.
--The Tiger Woods apology this week is the biggest non-story of the week, at least, if not the year.
The interest in it stuns me.
Other than his family, friends, golfers and people in the golfing industry, why the interest? It seems clearly purient.
--I was watching the Sunday morning news shows, obviously, with its scroll at the bottom, given our ice/snow storm, when I was reminded of one of my favorite abbreviations.
It's COGIC or Church of God in Christ.
I've always thought that was cute, downright funny and a great counterpoint of simple, clear, unemotional and rational thinking or
LOGIC.
Enjoy your Sunday, everyone.
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As a liberal, I'm not completely against the repeal of the e-tax. What I'm afraid of is repealing it before we have a good idea of what we're going to do without it. It's a concern that I think e-tax opponents are oblivious too.
I'd like to read a discussion about a land tax that doesn't have an ideological angle.
I agree with all your points here. I can't believe anyone, let alone the mayor, would suggest we wipe out the e-tax without replacing it with something that fairly raises the $200 million this supplies.
As for the land tax, that's what I suggest, let's look into it and see if it is or is not smart and leave any ideology out of it.
thanks for the note,
MR
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