tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842916085381561830.post2330633313367480210..comments2023-11-02T07:34:08.928-05:00Comments on The Underground Rooster: Leadership Opens Door- A LittleTim Havrilekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741073085679350904noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842916085381561830.post-58243926634483403262008-03-25T12:56:00.000-05:002008-03-25T12:56:00.000-05:00Jeff, I do agree that we need to be fiscally respo...Jeff, I do agree that we need to be fiscally responsible but I think the exemption is being viewed the wrong way. This is not meant to honor our military as much as it is an economic development tool. This provides an incentive just like we gave UPS, Toyota or GM.Fort Campbell if viewed as an industry provides over 5 BILLION dollars a year in money being distributed. A 17 million dollar investment on Kentucky's part allows us to move closer to securing much more of that 5 billion which we don't receive now. The dividend in new residents to Ky would build and buy houses, cars, shop ect.. not to mention bring in new revenue through other forms of taxation. Clarksville Tn is not allowing new housing because they have grown to fast in every direction. A controlled growth on the Kentucky side would benefit Kentucky much greater than the 17 million a year investment. As always I appreciate your input. TimTim Havrilekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741073085679350904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842916085381561830.post-50632012721644758602008-03-18T18:20:00.000-05:002008-03-18T18:20:00.000-05:00Tim --This will not be easy to read, so if you are...Tim --<BR/><BR/>This will not be easy to read, so if you are in the middle of a good meal of roast beef and potatoes, or if just came in from hunting some coyotes or groundhogs (which I think are the only things in season in Kentucky right now), you may want to delay this till later.<BR/><BR/>I have to wonder what programs affecting which groups of people Representative Tilley is willing to cut in order to pass this feel-good measure, this while the government is facing a near $1,000,000,000.00 deficit during the next biennium? <BR/><BR/>While I've no doubt there are needs to be met for those honorably serving our country, any new expenditures come at a cost somewhere. Representative Tilley should explain from where the $18,000,000.00 will be taken to pay for this measure. He needs to be willing to tell whatever group is de-funded why this measure was important enough to him to take up.<BR/><BR/>Representative Wayne cast the only fiscally responsible vote today on this bill.<BR/><BR/>Until and unless the General Assembly raises taxes to meet the needs of all Kentuckians, tax expenditures such as Representative Tilley's, which benefit a very-limited few should be avoided. We have 100 representatives and 38 senators. If everyone of them acted as fiscally irresponsible as Representative Tilley did with this measure, we would add another $2,484,000,000.00 to our already deficit ridden budget. That's 2 with a Billion after it.<BR/><BR/>Governing isn't always about Mom, Apple Pie, and the Flag. Sometimes there are real-life decisions to be made and unfortunately many of our elected officials, at all levels of government, are refusing to answer some of those less-than-pretty questions that hard times call us to do.<BR/><BR/>This is one of those times.<BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139210768209899692noreply@blogger.com