Occupy Wall Street

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

That $5 billion is tax dollars. These people are supporting what you've said you want, and you're dissing them.

How do we go from spending money that cities dont have to police these protests to this? All tax dollars dont go to the same places. Most city and local tax dollars are used wisely compared to the Federal Govt.

What do I want? Where did I say what I want?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

How do we go from spending money that cities dont have to police these protests to this? All tax dollars dont go to the same places. Most city and local tax dollars are used wisely compared to the Federal Govt.

What do I want? Where did I say what I want?

You bitched the protesters (exercising their Constitutional rights as citizens of this country) are costing the cities money.

I pointed out that the protesters are the tax payers, so it's sort of a moot point to start with.

I then pointed out that the protesters in the picture with the check are protesting a NY city tax giveaway to the wealthy, that will cost the city $5 billion in lost income. Income that, you know, pays for police, fire, sanitation.

As someone concerned about costs to cities to run governments, I'd think you'd support the protesters not wanting the city to give away tax income.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

You bitched the protesters (exercising their Constitutional rights as citizens of this country) are costing the cities money.

I pointed out that the protesters are the tax payers, so it's sort of a moot point to start with.

I then pointed out that the protesters in the picture with the check are protesting a NY city tax giveaway to the wealthy, that will cost the city $5 billion in lost income. Income that, you know, pays for police, fire, sanitation.

As someone concerned about costs to cities to run governments, I'd think you'd support the protesters not wanting the city to give away tax income.

The majority of the taxes raised in NY city comes from the financial district. Who says that the protesters are all taxpayers from that city? You know what hurts the city tax coffers? Cutting all those Wall street bonuses.

The problem is that things dont exist in a vaccum. For every move there is a counter.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The majority of the taxes raised in NY city comes from the financial district. Who says that the protesters are all taxpayers from that city? You know what hurts the city tax coffers? Cutting all those Wall street bonuses.

The problem is that things dont exist in a vaccum. For every move there is a counter.

As someone concerned about costs to cities to run governments, I'd think you'd support the protesters not wanting the city to give away $5 billion dollars in tax income by giving a special tax break to those earning a million dollars and above.

Yes or no?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

As someone concerned about costs to cities to run governments, I'd think you'd support the protesters not wanting the city to give away $5 billion dollars in tax income by giving a special tax break to those earning a million dollars and above.

Yes or no?

Sure and then watch as those people move to a new location where someelse gives them a tax break and you get none of their money.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Sure and then watch as those people move to a new location where someelse gives them a tax break and you get none of their money.

Yes. Those poor millionaires and above, currently paying that terrible tax on that income today, will luckily stop their needless suffering when it expires 12/31/2011.

They won't have to now move out of New York! Yay! They were all threatening to, you know ... just couldn't take it any more!

Millionaires and billionaires will collectively, gain $5 billion dollars, and NY City will lose that money. Don't worry - NYC will spread that $5 billion dollars in tax loss out on increased tax rates for those that make less than a million dollars, to get that money back. Or stop giving out $5 billion in city services that will negatively affect every citizen, not just those of wealth.

But the millionaires and billionaires won't have to move from that nasty New York! Yay!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yes. Those poor millionaires and above, currently paying that terrible tax on that income today, will luckily stop their needless suffering when it expires 12/31/2011.

They won't have to now move out of New York! Yay!

Millionaires and billionaires will collectively, gain $5 billion dollars, and NY City will lose that money.

Like I said things dont operate in a vaccum.