tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post655551936073477030..comments2024-03-28T19:03:28.661-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Simmons: Allentown's Tax Grab Here to StayBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37357118265638275802012-02-13T06:36:22.667-05:002012-02-13T06:36:22.667-05:00Yeah, this sounds alot like Nixon when he tryed to...Yeah, this sounds alot like Nixon when he tryed to blame others in the Watergate scandal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88487987152366438852012-02-13T06:34:57.171-05:002012-02-13T06:34:57.171-05:00Odd that Simmons would attack others, when he vote...Odd that Simmons would attack others, when he voted for the same Bill Act 26.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17271876083331322612012-01-29T12:27:51.217-05:002012-01-29T12:27:51.217-05:00Must, have.
It's all the same when we're ...Must, have.<br /><br />It's all the same when we're tallking about Central Authority and Central Planning.<br /><br />But, then again, the Progressives know this ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39787626815988072142012-01-29T11:26:03.757-05:002012-01-29T11:26:03.757-05:00I mean this sincerely, thank you for the editorial...I mean this sincerely, thank you for the editorial advice.Andrew Benchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14275144584137847183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17061693663979471802012-01-29T11:24:51.386-05:002012-01-29T11:24:51.386-05:00@ anon 9:58. I am the author of the Patch piece a...@ anon 9:58. I am the author of the Patch piece and I think that you bring up a VERY good point about freedom, free will, and the structure of governmental incentives. I will write a new Patch piece about this next week.<br /><br />For the time being, instead of using the word "must" I probably should have used the word "have" so the sentence you quote would read: "The number one way to do this is to <b>have</b> people live and work in the same place."Andrew Benchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14275144584137847183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19099249098730046912012-01-29T09:58:00.486-05:002012-01-29T09:58:00.486-05:00"The number one way to do this is to make peo..."The number one way to do this is to make people live and work in the same place."<br /><br />The above is from the Patch piece. That one sentence with the word "make" sums it all up nicely. The author of the piece does not believe in true Freedom. People have the right to live where they want to without government making it difficult. Would the author of the piece have all live in his utopic Dublin, Ireland or Phila. NYC models?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1826097749773976272012-01-28T20:23:58.931-05:002012-01-28T20:23:58.931-05:00She did not. The point being made by the commenter...She did not. The point being made by the commenter, I think, is that swaptions were illegal in Pa. until a bunch of lobbyists got together and persuaded the Senate to legalize them. Boscola voted for that.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54839933806144092922012-01-28T20:12:23.251-05:002012-01-28T20:12:23.251-05:00How did Boscola vote for the NORCO swaption? How?How did Boscola vote for the NORCO swaption? How?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17366698473420232352012-01-28T19:06:40.045-05:002012-01-28T19:06:40.045-05:00Boscola, Brenna, Warren: all likely too bombed on ...Boscola, Brenna, Warren: all likely too bombed on the job to feel like reading anything. This is how you get the worst state legislature in the US. Browne: crooked. Freeman: deceased. And so on and so on ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68632254064591501962012-01-28T18:43:13.746-05:002012-01-28T18:43:13.746-05:00Goes to prove why Boscola is an incompetent and...Goes to prove why Boscola is an incompetent and worthless State Senator . She doesn`t work hard enough and probably never knew this hooker existed in the law. Besides this she voted for the swaption which now plagues the county of Northampton. What a phoney and disappointment she is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10414543707332041042012-01-28T16:19:01.584-05:002012-01-28T16:19:01.584-05:00The article linked to above is penned by Andrew Be...The article linked to above is penned by Andrew Bench, who has a very interesting background, as revealed by his profile on Patch. I'm honored, even if he disagrees.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86590989165124526422012-01-28T15:31:22.885-05:002012-01-28T15:31:22.885-05:00http://southwhitehall.patch.com/blog_posts/suburbs...http://southwhitehall.patch.com/blog_posts/suburbs-owe-a-debt-to-allentownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25527185928225321462012-01-28T15:28:16.836-05:002012-01-28T15:28:16.836-05:00Bernie,
Outside of the Pawlowski Administration...Bernie,<br /> Outside of the Pawlowski Administration, their associated cohorts, and the stenographic media, who actually supports this arena project? Has anyone (without a conflict of interest) actually put their good name behind this?<br /> The only support I see is anonymous or part of the project.<br /><br /><br />Scott ArmstrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25749556678391423972012-01-28T15:16:09.310-05:002012-01-28T15:16:09.310-05:005:53 -
This is not much ado about nothing.
The...5:53 -<br /><br />This is not much ado about nothing. <br /><br />The NIZ is much larger than the narrow KOZ and includes some of the City's largest employers, like PPL (in the "new" building), and the Morning Call.<br /><br />The City - and surrounding communities - could lose a large portion of revenue. Not that we'd ever know how much, however, since the Mayor and his crony council won't release any relevant figures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17987771433402410502012-01-28T11:24:54.018-05:002012-01-28T11:24:54.018-05:00Emrick thinks he dodged two bullets now...Redistri...Emrick thinks he dodged two bullets now...Redistricting thrown out and his blaming Browne instead of reading Act26 to see what the heck he was agreeing to! Still no call from Boscola..throw the bums out.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58286803080264071842012-01-28T10:43:02.088-05:002012-01-28T10:43:02.088-05:00Thanks for clearing that up, Jeff (Vaughn Colleen)...Thanks for clearing that up, Jeff (Vaughn Colleen) Whitby.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60440772124310669722012-01-28T10:38:21.622-05:002012-01-28T10:38:21.622-05:00I am not working overtime on the weekend for Reill...I am not working overtime on the weekend for Reilly and I am not either of the PR people you accused me of being. I am just an all around good person who loves Allentown and wants what is best for the city.<br /><br />Jeff WhitbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-21011602839448319182012-01-28T10:27:06.873-05:002012-01-28T10:27:06.873-05:00No one including Senator Browne had the guts to le...No one including Senator Browne had the guts to let municipalities know what he was doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38303343307501145162012-01-28T09:50:34.982-05:002012-01-28T09:50:34.982-05:00This story is really attracting a bevy of COWARDS!...This story is really attracting a bevy of COWARDS! When you turn on the lights they scurry for cover like cockroaches. If Gracedale was last years story of the year..this may be this years continuing headline. Bangor has called all the major companies/entities in the NIZ to find out if we have tax payers working there. I would encourage all local municipals to do the same to gauge the impact this will have on your local budgets.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26830067891933495692012-01-28T09:48:40.249-05:002012-01-28T09:48:40.249-05:00Fair enough. We do have someone who is coming on h...Fair enough. We do have someone who is coming on here, "Future Arena Attendee" or something like that, who is obviously being [aid the shill for Reilly. I am very sensitive to what I call astroturf blogging, so I am leery right now. <br /><br />You are correct. You attacked no one.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69893086609894936132012-01-28T09:44:19.458-05:002012-01-28T09:44:19.458-05:00Actually, I am not any of those. In fact, I am no...Actually, I am not any of those. In fact, I am not for or against the arena. I just am bothered by the fact that we have been using this EIT break to fund other development sites around the state and people are upset at this example. If you are opposed to the KOZ example as well then I suppose you should be commended for your consistency. The arena proposal differs from the KOZ in term. It is attached to a thirty year bond. KOZs were limited to several years and some may run longer than ten. It is therefore not entirely comparable to the arena proposition, but it is not entirely new in concept.<br /><br />I only checked this site because I updated a statement I just posted this morning on the Lehigh County reassessment drawing attention to the main reason that we should be skeptical of this process at this time. The required tax reductions following a reassessment may cause problems for many Lehigh communities including Allentown. Cunning ham wants to wait. he does not have to. He can establish a base year different from the current market year.<br /><br />I am a former office holder. I like to point out facts. I don't ever attack people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-141685046729238922012-01-28T09:35:26.823-05:002012-01-28T09:35:26.823-05:00How do I figure? Bc as lousy and as ridiculous as ...How do I figure? Bc as lousy and as ridiculous as KOZ laws are, and they are, they did not allow the theft of EIT from one municipality to fund the "transformation" of another. And I call it theft bc that is what it is. You can see from Simmons remarks, as well as those of Harhart, how this was slipped into the bill, with many legislators being none the wiser. <br /><br />Are you getting overtime pay from Reilly to pretend to like this mess on a weekend?<br /><br />Also, you have not answered the question I posed when you were posting as downtown arena attendee. Are you Jeff Vaughan and Colleen Whitby? There is no doubt that the City and Reilly probably retained Vaughan to be PR consultants for the project. I hear Vaughan has been named marketing consultant for the Phantoms. He already represents his brother-in-law, JB Reilly. <br /><br />So who are you?Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66006128601019193672012-01-28T09:24:22.931-05:002012-01-28T09:24:22.931-05:00How do you figure? Boroughs and small cities lost...How do you figure? Boroughs and small cities lost taxes in that situation when people relocated to those communities. Same for Allentown. The land is being emptied. When new businesses move in, as they moved in to KOZs, taxes will not be earned as is the situation in Upper Saucon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31767076682667706352012-01-28T09:14:14.163-05:002012-01-28T09:14:14.163-05:00Um, I was against that, too. But at least nobody w...Um, I was against that, too. But at least nobody was stealing EIT owed to small boroughs and other cities.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71520199979862630052012-01-28T07:34:58.467-05:002012-01-28T07:34:58.467-05:00"When Olympus moved into Upper Saucon it move..."When Olympus moved into Upper Saucon it moved into a KOZ It received the benefits and no one was screaming then"<br /><br /><br />bravoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com