By CharlieBrown, unverified — Wed, 11/17/2010 - 08:02
The city is losing money on the building on a yearly basis. Either the tenants would need to make up that loss or someone looking to make money on the situation would buy the building. Since that is not happening what incentive does the city have to keep footing the bill? Maine taxes are the answer for why job growth is so sluggish. Maine has an ample work force. The government should be targeting businesses and offering them incentives in the form of tax breaks to establish or expand in Maine. Stop focusing on the how much revenue a tax break on the front end costs and focus on the back end rewards. If you provide a business an incentive to open in Maine there really is no loss of revenue since you were not collecting on them in the first place. If they bring in 80-100 jobs, that is revenue in the form of payroll taxes, sales tax on what they spend their dollars on, etc. That revenue will more than make up for the 'lost' revenue on the front end. Only a good economy will support the arts. Until the state does something to really provide businesses a reason to grow in Maine, taxes will continue to rise and the economy and the arts will continue to suffer.
By CharlieBrown, unverified — Sat, 10/09/2010 - 09:09
How many soccer players have been terrorized or killed because they scored an own goal or made a costly mistake on the world stage 'letting their country down.' It's not just America that wants to win. Why do other countries keep medal counts in the Olympics? Why does Japan watch baseball games in the middle of their night when their teams are playing in international competition? I think your premise is flawed. It is not just America's obsession with winning.
By CharlieBrown, unverified — Tue, 09/21/2010 - 11:37
Look at Penn's full body of work not one instance. He has continually cozied up to enemies of the State (Castro, Chavez, Iran). He has done good work in Haiti and New Orleans as have many other people. To me his bad mouthing of America to other countries around the world negates his good deeds. I know the facts when I run my mouth. Do you?
By CharlieBrown, unverified — Tue, 09/21/2010 - 06:26
or at least use your celeb status for more important causes. Think more like Bono of U2, not Sean Penn. Whether gays can openly serve in the military is less of a cause than (except to them) hunger, poverty, and the countless devastation around the globe. Those causes don't pay as well as this one though.
By CharlieBrown, unverified — Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:16
We always started after Labor Day and I do not remember an unbearable day at the beginning of the year. We had a few hot ones at the end in June when we made up all the snow days, but we weren't doing any real work then anyway.
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Bob is correct
The city is losing money on the building on a yearly basis. Either the tenants would need to make up that loss or someone looking to make money on the situation would buy the building. Since that is not happening what incentive does the city have to keep footing the bill? Maine taxes are the answer for why job growth is so sluggish. Maine has an ample work force. The government should be targeting businesses and offering them incentives in the form of tax breaks to establish or expand in Maine. Stop focusing on the how much revenue a tax break on the front end costs and focus on the back end rewards. If you provide a business an incentive to open in Maine there really is no loss of revenue since you were not collecting on them in the first place. If they bring in 80-100 jobs, that is revenue in the form of payroll taxes, sales tax on what they spend their dollars on, etc. That revenue will more than make up for the 'lost' revenue on the front end. Only a good economy will support the arts. Until the state does something to really provide businesses a reason to grow in Maine, taxes will continue to rise and the economy and the arts will continue to suffer.
Hey professor, check out soccer in South America
How many soccer players have been terrorized or killed because they scored an own goal or made a costly mistake on the world stage 'letting their country down.' It's not just America that wants to win. Why do other countries keep medal counts in the Olympics? Why does Japan watch baseball games in the middle of their night when their teams are playing in international competition? I think your premise is flawed. It is not just America's obsession with winning.
veritas
Look at Penn's full body of work not one instance. He has continually cozied up to enemies of the State (Castro, Chavez, Iran). He has done good work in Haiti and New Orleans as have many other people. To me his bad mouthing of America to other countries around the world negates his good deeds. I know the facts when I run my mouth. Do you?
Stick to performing
or at least use your celeb status for more important causes. Think more like Bono of U2, not Sean Penn. Whether gays can openly serve in the military is less of a cause than (except to them) hunger, poverty, and the countless devastation around the globe. Those causes don't pay as well as this one though.
Start after Labor Day
We always started after Labor Day and I do not remember an unbearable day at the beginning of the year. We had a few hot ones at the end in June when we made up all the snow days, but we weren't doing any real work then anyway.