tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post7686490072755785877..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: New Castle County Executive Chris Coons : A Rich Little Tax Raising DemocratSteven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-7448086122901732472010-09-16T21:11:09.980-04:002010-09-16T21:11:09.980-04:00This is unbelievable, Coon's mother and stepfa...This is unbelievable, Coon's mother and stepfather own W. L. Gore and Company (Gore Tex). They are mulitmillionares, Chris Coons does not know what it is like to work for a living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-65317387788160034932009-03-22T20:44:00.000-04:002009-03-22T20:44:00.000-04:00To "Anonone" and anyone else supporting a tax incr...To "Anonone" and anyone else supporting a tax increase: Folks should probably be careful what they wish for. Coons is going for his 3rd tax increase in just over 3 years. He has already started the rhetoric for another tax increase again next year. Seemingly it will not stop. With respect to services, I don't think they are the issue. Wasteful spending is an issue. NCC will sole-source its procurement process. NCC will specify common items that cannot be obtained locally or from multiple vendors - only from 1-vendor (that happens to be on the West coast). NCC pays 2-3 times what you, I or any other government agency would pay. It is basic waste - it needs to stop. NCC Management: Coons has increased the size of his government with several high level people and equally high salaries. NCC had guaranteed raises of 8% for each of the first 10-years of employment - far exceeding inflation. NCC has several employees that do absolutely nothing. 75% of Coon's costs is employees. Again, fix the waste within your own system with clear proven steps. Once Coons has proven/shown this "waste" is fixed, then come see me about a third tax increase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-11278220313526792032009-03-19T17:51:00.000-04:002009-03-19T17:51:00.000-04:00"cut taxes" is the solution for every problem.Gosh...<I>"cut taxes" is the solution for every problem.</I><BR/><BR/>Gosh, that's funny because this whole post is about NOT RAISING taxes. I'll settle for that, much less tax CUTS.<BR/><BR/>Oh, that's right, the uber-liberal government-centric view holds that not raising taxes is the same thing as cutting taxes.<BR/><BR/>My bad.Tyler Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009459340275592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-84016056949683089602009-03-19T17:25:00.000-04:002009-03-19T17:25:00.000-04:00You basically are a big, deep, and wide government...<I>You basically are a big, deep, and wide government defender, under all circumstances, anon. </I><BR/><BR/>Actually, no, I am not. But I think that there is more finesse to governing than thinking "cut taxes" is the solution for every problem.<BR/><BR/>And, yes, virtually ALL people like government services, including you. <BR/><BR/>Not all people want all services, and we have elections to select the people we want to represent our interests, including keeping the services we want and stopping the ones we don't.<BR/><BR/>That is the way our system works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-90667516033864123682009-03-19T17:06:00.000-04:002009-03-19T17:06:00.000-04:00People actually like, and are willing to pay for, ...<I>People actually like, and are willing to pay for, government services.</I><BR/><BR/>You're like the king of straw man generalizations.<BR/><BR/>First it's "people" (who, you? everyody? ALL people?). <BR/><BR/>Then its "government services" (all of them? bar none?).<BR/><BR/>You say people like services. Well, no shit, Sherlock.<BR/><BR/>People also like butterflies and rainbows and unicorns. The question is how much "people" will be fleeced to support the ones <I>you</I> seem to like or the ones that are not truly needed, if they are even services at all.<BR/><BR/>Not all people want all services, and certainly not all government spending is on services people want or need, at least enough to pay through the nose over and over and over.<BR/><BR/>At what point is government too big to succeed?<BR/><BR/>You basically are a big, deep, and wide government defender, under all circumstances, anon. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and sorry I won't be like you and your fellow Democrats, lying to people that I will save them by taxing them and doling out every freebie, and then some. <BR/><BR/>If this means not being elected, well I guess the people get what they deserve. Unfortunately your ideology is based on using government to inflict your creeping scams and schemes on all of us, without escape. <BR/><BR/>'You'll pay for OUR government, no matter how big and fat we want it or how much it costs you.'Tyler Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009459340275592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-22725849275324397962009-03-19T16:41:00.000-04:002009-03-19T16:41:00.000-04:00Sorry, Tyler, I wasn't ducking your post @ 11:06 -...Sorry, Tyler, I wasn't ducking your post @ 11:06 - I just missed it.<BR/><BR/>In regards to your suggested cuts - I don't recall seeing any in your posts on this topic. <BR/><BR/>In regards to:<BR/><BR/><I>Believe me, pay me six figures and make me county executive and you'll get more cuts than you'd ever want.</I><BR/><BR/>I am quite certain that is true, and that is why you'll never be elected. People actually like, and are willing to pay for, government services.<BR/><BR/>The 58% was his general election percentage in 2004, which was contested by an R. <BR/><BR/>anononeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-12262876734709244942009-03-19T16:24:00.000-04:002009-03-19T16:24:00.000-04:00Great ideas, Shirley and Tyler!How many residents ...Great ideas, Shirley and Tyler!<BR/><BR/>How many residents ACTUALLY USE fire stations? Hardly any, so lets get rid of them. Or we can charge user fees on a per fire basis and then seize their property when they can't pay! <BR/><BR/>Special education? Not many students - GONE!<BR/><BR/>University funding? Not many residents benefit - GONE!<BR/><BR/>I am sure that you can think of others.<BR/><BR/>And your idea about making public services available only to the wealthy who can afford them is brilliant. We'll get the taxpayers to fund the projects, but charge high fees to keep the riffraff out once they are built. <BR/><BR/>You guys are thinking.<BR/><BR/>anononeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-87687034806231732762009-03-19T15:28:00.000-04:002009-03-19T15:28:00.000-04:00I agree Shirley. Massively increased user fees at ...I agree Shirley. Massively increased user fees at parks and libraries would be most equitable for whoever wants these services to pay for them.<BR/><BR/>Pay as you go...rather than this always keep it all going, at any cost and charged to every damn taxpayer.Tyler Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009459340275592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-87370240608532209032009-03-19T15:20:00.000-04:002009-03-19T15:20:00.000-04:00Anon 3/19 7:41 AM says:Work the way backwards and ...Anon 3/19 7:41 AM says:<BR/><BR/><I>Work the way backwards and see which service the smallest percentage of residents use and cut the most there.</I><BR/><BR/>This seems almost too sensible :)). <BR/><BR/>I remember a few years ago under the previous (I believe) NCC leadership the Rockwood Ice Cream festival was cut for budget reasons. There was some small protest, but really, what business does the government have in funding something like that, and how important is it REALLY to the people?<BR/><BR/>Your idea makes perfect sense, which means it will never be applied :))).a most peculiar naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131721132161386999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-15520412863821601582009-03-19T14:06:00.000-04:002009-03-19T14:06:00.000-04:00Keep spouting bullshit and ducking the question. E...Keep spouting bullshit and ducking the question. Every time I have made specific cut proposals you (or your alter ego Perry) never respond. So drop the tired tactic.<BR/><BR/>Believe me, pay me six figures and make me county executive and you'll get more cuts than you'd ever want. That you'd doubt that for a second is clearly wilful igorance.<BR/><BR/>So stop avoiding the topic, jackass, which is : DEMOCRAT TAX HIKES EVERYWHERE THE EYE CAN SEE (AND PLENTY HIDDEN FROM VIEW, AT THAT).<BR/><BR/>By the way, Coons faced no general election opponent. He was elected by Democrat party fiat. Much as this gratifies your own partisan monomania, the Democrat primary is not a "58% majority" of NCC voters.Tyler Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009459340275592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-41238022001015151992009-03-19T12:58:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:58:00.000-04:00It's not my job to do Chris Coons's job.And that i...<I>It's not my job to do Chris Coons's job.</I><BR/><BR/>And that is exactly what he is doing, the job he was <I>elected by a 58% majority</I> to do.<BR/><BR/>Opposition without offering a real alternative solution is demagoguery. I am really surprised that you can't see that.<BR/><BR/>It is amusing to repubs like you scream about cutting taxes and balancing budgets when they haven't a clue on how to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-25024182351016049422009-03-19T12:40:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:40:00.000-04:00Writing a post like this without saying what speci...<I>Writing a post like this without saying what specific services you would cut in the absence of additional revenues to balance the budget is demagoguery, plain and simple.</I><BR/><BR/>Bullshit. It's not my job to do Chris Coons's job.<BR/><BR/>It's on him to justify a $242,000,000 government such that tax increases are needed.<BR/><BR/>Somehow I doubt "parks and libraries" are a seriously-substantial chunk of that.<BR/><BR/>You and Perry are two of a kind : we relinquish the validity of opposition to tax increases by not dancing to your tune about what should be cut.<BR/><BR/>Opposition is only valid if you are an expert on the massive county budget?<BR/><BR/>Please.Tyler Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009459340275592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-65739076758034520932009-03-19T11:04:00.000-04:002009-03-19T11:04:00.000-04:00Why isnt government too big to fail? Because that...Why isnt government too big to fail? Because that is what we are seeing, government's oversized and overspent and now printing money on the backs of the citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-63863257872917433912009-03-19T10:41:00.000-04:002009-03-19T10:41:00.000-04:00I was thinking about this last night. I think we ...I was thinking about this last night. I think we need a service's user profile where we see what percentage of county residents sue each service. Obviously, sewers are going to be the top. Work the way backwards and see which service the smallest percentage of residents use and cut the most there.<BR/><BR/>Sure parks are a nice to have, but seriously about 20% of residents use the parks on a regular basis. And the county needs to get out of the golf course business. Sell the courses either for development or something. They are a huge drain on cash flow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-23672736681861859482009-03-19T09:36:00.000-04:002009-03-19T09:36:00.000-04:00anonone: Hard choices by those who govern? Those w...anonone: Hard choices by those who govern? Those who got us into the situation in the first place?<BR/><BR/>Spare us the sympathy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-53127567170440066442009-03-19T09:29:00.000-04:002009-03-19T09:29:00.000-04:00Tyler,Did it ever occur to you that a majority of ...Tyler,<BR/><BR/>Did it ever occur to you that a majority of citizens might prefer a tax increase over losing government services like parks and libraries? <BR/><BR/>This actually happens to be the opinion of many many people.<BR/> <BR/>Writing a post like this without saying what specific services you would cut in the absence of additional revenues to balance the budget is demagoguery, plain and simple.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it is easy to scream about taxes while avoiding the hard choices that those who actually govern have to make.<BR/><BR/>anononeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-90352804470238543222009-03-18T21:17:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:17:00.000-04:00Thanks, Hube.I commend you. I can't imagine facing...Thanks, Hube.<BR/><BR/>I commend you. I can't imagine facing the cost of higher education today. The sacrifices middle and lower income parents are having to make today to see their children get the best education possible is almost incomprehensible.<BR/><BR/>To be bled dry by multiple parasitic government all at the same time, so they can keep things going for themselves nu whatever coercion it takes, is just beyond nauseating.Tyler Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009459340275592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-27496033064323127822009-03-18T20:23:00.000-04:002009-03-18T20:23:00.000-04:00SUPERB post, Tyler!! Our daughter is a few years a...SUPERB post, Tyler!! Our daughter is a few years away from college so we're saving every dime ... and now we gotta deal with f***in' Coons' idiocy.<BR/><BR/>Terrific.Hubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735857200853965829noreply@blogger.com