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Please host a discussion about the fairness of the property tax. Why is the tax burden placed solely on homeowners while apartment dwellers get a free ride? I understand that this is a convenient system to administrate, but it is outdated and grossly unfair. The cost burden of services should be shared by all beneficiaries.

posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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This is another case of government going wild. We can keep it simple and inexpensive by basing the tax on odometer readings at the time of vehicle registration or DEQ inspection. Yes, it may not be perfectly fair, but neither is the property tax, for example. And, please make it a habit in future programs to provide listeners which the names of legislators who are spearheading the proposals, so that we may make our voices heard at the ballot.

posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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Sustainability is a very loaded word nowadays. We need to remember that we have a dying patient and the $25 billion request is primarily to sustain life through this economical chrisis. So, sustainability at this point must mean to be able to produse cars that the consumers want to buy and doing so profitably. In other words, come to terms with overproduction, a monstrous overhead, and the unions: Shrink down to the size that you can sustain! Learn to walk before starting to run.

posted 3 years, 5 months ago
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