tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post2430525653753693856..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Nelson responds!Street Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-9155034467010009002010-09-22T13:18:14.205-05:002010-09-22T13:18:14.205-05:00Why would someone vote for Dan Hill when Adrian Sm...Why would someone vote for Dan Hill when Adrian Smith has a perfectly fine voting record? Dan Hill is like the "mystery box" who says he would vote the same way as Smith, but why are some willing to take that chance? Hill has questioned Smith's leadership and says he would sponsor and write new legislation. I don't want any more legislation - get a clue Dan Hill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-32518612750769398512010-09-14T10:09:06.583-05:002010-09-14T10:09:06.583-05:00Thanks TA. I could probably be more of a libertari...Thanks TA. I could probably be more of a libertarian if the vast majority of U.S. citizens who are Christians actually practiced their faith. Until then we need government to provide a safety net for those who need it, especially through no fault of their own. Capitalism is the best system there is, but left unchecked power moves to where the money is. Government is the only check we have on TedKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-62462754365738272232010-09-13T19:34:20.536-05:002010-09-13T19:34:20.536-05:00Shame on you, RWP, for substituting the premiss be...Shame on you, RWP, for substituting the premiss being argued! I wrote: "If you think corporate taxes are too high, lower them, but do that for EVERY corporation." Your rebuttal: "Corporations in Nebraska pay about a 4% top tax rate," does not have the SAME meaning, does it? <br /><br />Whether it's 4% or 7% or nothing, all corporations in Nebraska should be treated TexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-50534863843553266222010-09-13T13:04:03.830-05:002010-09-13T13:04:03.830-05:00As usual, RWP is stuck in an ideological prison wh...As usual, RWP is stuck in an ideological prison where everything is black and white. By your logic we should just lower the corporate rate to 0%. All other states would have to follow as corporations are great at playing one state against another. Your theory says this should result in lower prices for all (and tax increases for real people). Unfortunately as history has shown the result is TedKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-63238299978004211592010-09-13T12:46:33.899-05:002010-09-13T12:46:33.899-05:00Corporations in NE pay about a 4% top tax rate. In...Corporations in NE pay about a 4% top tax rate. Individuals pay 7%. In the interest of 'ethics' Texas Annie raises the corporate rate to 7%. Corporations leave. Everyone is poorer.<br /><br />The liberal mindset in a nutshell: the way to equalize opportunity between the rich and the poor is to make everyone poor.Right Wing Professorhttp://homepage.mac.com/gerardharbison/blog/RWP_blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-23656981530048429692010-09-13T08:59:12.382-05:002010-09-13T08:59:12.382-05:00Anon 9:09, big difference. State Race v. Federal ...Anon 9:09, big difference. State Race v. Federal Race. You would think that an amazing trial lawyer like Tom White, with ALL of his qualifications such as construction laborer and house painter, would be able to understand a simple law about not campaigning on Federal property.<br /><br />ESPECIALLY, since he was informed of the law over a year ago when he wanted to be listed as a "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-35525928638504946852010-09-13T06:02:07.774-05:002010-09-13T06:02:07.774-05:00I already told 'ya: Nebraskans took from me m...I already told 'ya: Nebraskans took from me my belief in America. And I want my belief back! Don't worry about Texas. We aren't feeling the recession here. We don't have to bribe Fortune 500 companies to stay here. And we don't worry that our youth will take their very publicly subsidized college degrees and flee the state. Sure, we've got some taxing inequity goingTexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-83045952261503867782010-09-12T21:36:36.291-05:002010-09-12T21:36:36.291-05:00Goober and $toj both campaigned... but have you se...Goober and $toj both campaigned... but have you seen Goober's HQ in Lincoln? Sketch place. Oh well. Slow news day in NE.Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-55945163441964775412010-09-12T21:09:36.817-05:002010-09-12T21:09:36.817-05:00I saw the Goober campaigning on campus before the ...I saw the Goober campaigning on campus before the game on Saturday. I wonder how that's legal? Heck if he was doing so it must be. Not like how I heard when Tom White was doing it on Offutt and was told to leave.<br /><br />Wonder if the University would even do anything about it if it were illegal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-16027664711528724462010-09-12T20:18:51.682-05:002010-09-12T20:18:51.682-05:00Thanks RWP, it's always nice for us political ...Thanks RWP, it's always nice for us political hacks on here to get a perspective from someone who doesn't vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-18169728031984756692010-09-12T18:36:13.716-05:002010-09-12T18:36:13.716-05:00Since Texas also uses tax increment financing and ...Since Texas also uses tax increment financing and other such tricks, one wonders why Annie chooses to inflict herself on us, rather than on the state in which she actually lives.<br /><br />Corporations are not people. Corporations collect tax, they don't pay it. A corporation subjected to a high tax levy will simply pass it on to its customers and, if the tax renders it uncompetitive, move rwpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-28732770126203437382010-09-12T17:37:38.361-05:002010-09-12T17:37:38.361-05:00Well Anonymous 7:50 p.m. of yesterday you have mad...Well Anonymous 7:50 p.m. of yesterday you have made some unfounded assumptions, but I'll let them stand uncontested. <br /><br />However, in the dialectical mode of Stephen Colbert, I shall take your limited response as affirmation that my knowledge of Nebraska's unjust tax code is correct! (If it had been incorrect, you would have objected.) <br /><br />And since none of the followingTexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-67373326310313002010-09-12T15:04:15.332-05:002010-09-12T15:04:15.332-05:00Gives a whole new meaning to, "fun with Dick ...Gives a whole new meaning to, "fun with Dick and Jane".<br /><br />Funny, weren't the original FWDAJ criminals and con artists in their community, too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-9509529999252377602010-09-12T13:35:09.798-05:002010-09-12T13:35:09.798-05:00Polls are as credible as their source regardless o...Polls are as credible as their source regardless of sides. <br /><br />However, even Senator Mike questions this pipeline as well he should and good for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-67036468045423233722010-09-12T13:22:24.327-05:002010-09-12T13:22:24.327-05:00Anon:10:44 Not to worry, Blather Nebraska is going...Anon:10:44 Not to worry, Blather Nebraska is going to launch a Voter Guide. Since they aren't a PAC it will be intersting to see how they will advocate for Meister and White in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-21266999443619361052010-09-12T10:44:03.439-05:002010-09-12T10:44:03.439-05:00Bold Nebraska is a failure. No impact on Nebraska...Bold Nebraska is a failure. No impact on Nebraska elections and against the pipeline that officials from both parties are against. Very effective use of Dick Hollands money Jane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-38136770045630068032010-09-12T10:11:26.956-05:002010-09-12T10:11:26.956-05:00Buried deep in the bowels of our local foot-wide n...Buried deep in the bowels of our local foot-wide newspaper this morning was a story of how "most" Nebraskans are against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline...by a 2 to 1 margin. <br /><br />The World-Herald News Service says the results of the poll will be released Tuesday. The poll was commissioned by none other than Bold Nebraska...The Nebraska Wildlife Federation and the One Out In The Thirdhttp://oneoutinthethird.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-5602263998620392232010-09-11T19:50:44.454-05:002010-09-11T19:50:44.454-05:00TA: Nobody held a gun to you and your spouse's...TA: Nobody held a gun to you and your spouse's head and forced you to move to NE. Did you move from TX or another state? The victim mentality is real old You already boasted that you retired and living on a lot more acres than in NE so sounds like you made your fortune in NE, despite not getting all the services you felt entitled toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-69206815059858239912010-09-11T15:40:55.508-05:002010-09-11T15:40:55.508-05:00P.S. And Adrian Smith is a jerk too! I knew him ...P.S. And Adrian Smith is a jerk too! I knew him when he was a state senator and still remember HIS voting inclinations...TexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-9639344986934167462010-09-11T15:35:26.972-05:002010-09-11T15:35:26.972-05:00Of course Nelson is a jerk! But I really don’t ge...Of course Nelson is a jerk! But I really don’t get your idea that the Cornhusker Kickback “embarrassed” Nebraskans, Street Sweeper. I have inquired right here at your site whether Nebraskans are embarrassed or ashamed about bringing folks to your state for the sole purpose of your “economic development.” You know what I mean: making tax abatement deals with Fortune 500 companies to get them TexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-29834799593596601182010-09-10T18:24:36.291-05:002010-09-10T18:24:36.291-05:00Hmmm....interesting. Dan Hill says he's an &qu...Hmmm....interesting. Dan Hill says he's an "Independent", but he's still a registered Republican. Isn't that illegal to claim your party affliation is one thing on the ballot, but it's actually another? As for Scott Kleeb, any registered voter, regardless of party, may sign the petition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-78849668667718978072010-09-10T17:43:58.548-05:002010-09-10T17:43:58.548-05:00Looks like rainy weather for Ronnie although Mayor...Looks like rainy weather for Ronnie although Mayor Jim still taking on water as well.<br /><br />Who in their right mind allows their boss to announce a Bike Trail Coordinator in the same month recall drums grow louder? <br /><br />Someone should have thrown themself on the mayor like he was a live grenade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-29756336975619727942010-09-10T17:32:06.980-05:002010-09-10T17:32:06.980-05:00lol, Suttle really thinks it's the Messenger, ...lol, Suttle really thinks it's the Messenger, not the message?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-74282191148870185312010-09-10T17:17:33.128-05:002010-09-10T17:17:33.128-05:00Hmmm, any Dems that were hoping that the Republica...Hmmm, any Dems that were hoping that the Republicans in Nebraska's 2nd are disenchanted with their Congressman and that will make them stay home in November, should be wishing for something else these days because it just isn't going to go down that way.<br /><br />You see, folks that actually vote regularly, know the importance of not splitting the ticket. that's probably why the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-67324677880581271952010-09-10T16:04:52.698-05:002010-09-10T16:04:52.698-05:00Well, RWP, Shoey is just a jackass. That's al...Well, RWP, Shoey is just a jackass. That's all you really have to remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com