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Re: Golf tax pitch drives fears

cdtew — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:20:26 -0400

This is sheer lunacy. Ask anyone from out of state what they know about North Carolina, and they'll probably say "NASCAR, Charlotte/the Triangle, Beaches and Golf" in no particular order.

I'm working at the beach this summer, and let me tell you there has been a significant reduction in tourism already. There just aren't as many cars on the OBX because people aren't coming. The hospitality industry has already suffered in this economy, and now we're taxing one of our biggest tourist draws?

I'm sorry Dan Clodfelter represents a sorry district without good golf courses, but I hope some of the Democrats with better golfing in their districts (here's looking at you Marc Basnight, R.C. Soles, Julia Boseman, Steve Goss, Joe Sam Queen, Josh Stein, Linda Garrou) will wake up and realize their seats will be in big trouble if they vote "Yea".

Re: Golf tax pitch drives fears

BitterEXdemocrat — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:14:03 -0400

If one can afford $410 for a WEEKDAY round at Pinehurst #2, lettum pay the 7% 'state privilege' to play! Remind them that democrackkks put this on they tails..All clubs shall post notices of same. "7% golf privilege TAX brought on you by NC democrats"

Re: Golf tax pitch drives fears

domewatcher — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:40:40 -0400

Top ten reasons the golf tax is a good idea:

10. It will further keep the poor people outside the gate! Golf used to be fun and exclusive before the poor people started playing.
9. Rich folk never complain about higher taxes because rich folk complaining gives satisfaction to the poor (and we’d never want that.) So the only people complaining are the poor folk and who cares about them anyway. Tax golf!
8. The golf tax will not hurt the poor because the poor folk will quit playing golf as soon as they learn they can hang around the grocery store and drink free beer.
7. Most everybody has been laid-off anyway and these people need to be out looking for a job rather than playing golf. DUH! This new tax will lower unemployment !
6. Poor people should never have been allowed to play golf in the first place. This tax will help them go back to tinkering with old cars or raking leaves or wearing sleeveless t-shirts or whatever poor people do for fun.
5. The state needs the money more than the golfers. The golfers will probably all make bets and somebody will lose. Now everybody loses.
4. This quote by George Eliot may explain it all: “Deep unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.” These new taxes may be some ploy of the Christian right to make us more religious. Or then again it may be a Democratic ploy so that the state can spend more money. Either way it’s great!
3. This new tax will be offset by the $1.00 per hole you get for filling out a new ACORN voter registration card. It’s a win-win situation and nobody gets hurt.
2. Dan the man was quoted above: "If we spread the tax rate out, we can lower it for everybody." What a great idea. I think I also read this same quote in a fortune cookie at Lin’s Super Buffet in Tarboro. Spreading taxes = lowering taxes. So, tax increases will lower taxes. I’ll bet a cheeseburger & fries really is $60.00 over there. I hope he says next that eating more will make you lose weight!
1. This tax is a ploy from the drug makers to get you to use more depression medication. At present, most all golfers are depressed after a round because they played so poorly. Now, this new tax will depress you before you start. Those drug makers are some smart people. Double dose, baby, double dose. This tax will make you feel better about yourself. Go for it!

Re: Golf tax pitch drives fears

mtneerssr — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:51:39 -0400

Our goal all along has been to restructure the tax system," said Sen. Dan Clodfelter, a Charlotte Democrat. "If we spread the tax rate out, we can lower it for everybody." (N&O) How can any one believe this is true. There are no " new tax sources" there is only one tax source. THE TAX PAYER

the only way to lower taxes it to lower spending.

The Clodfelter statement is stupid or a lie. "Spread it out so we can lower it for everybody" ? Is that how the democrats plan to fill there Billion Dollar gap? by lowering taxes for everyone

democrats fix the budget .... you broke it

The only hold ups are in the democrats .... and their conscious.

Re: Quick Hits

AquaMan — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:03:39 -0400

I thought Fetzer announced a few months ago he was leaving politics? I guess Dick Cheney visiting his apartment made him want to hang it up LOL

Re: Quick Hits

GrayJ — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:54:51 -0400

Yet Joe Guarino mistakenly claims Rep. Foxx is from Forsyth County.

Re: Dalton seeks $277m in state spending

dahedgehog — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:40:18 -0400

Only the 0.01% of the population who knows the size of the budget can put these numbers in perspective. When reporting budget numbers, you should always attempt to provide that perspective. Few of us really know the difference between millions, billions and trillions.

Re: Cowell seeks $76m in state spending

mickiep — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:46:35 -0400

Alot of these programs sound like overlaps of existing programs and others sound just plain wasteful. As a small business owner I would love to expand some of the aspects of my business and give my employees a 7% raise, however, I have to budget within my means unlike the state. But it's great to see my representative and her fellow Democrats going on a spending spree. I'll take Bill Daughtridge's approach to state spending over Cowell's any day.

Re: Dalton seeks $277m in state spending

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:06:53 -0400

I will write some more posts about the spending, but I don't agree that listing the spending is making someone look bad.

A certain segment of the readership will disapprove of any government spending, I suppose, but others may be just as likely to approve of their priorities. And still others may note that $277 million is a little over 1 percent of the state budget.

— RTB

Re: Dalton seeks $277m in state spending

dahedgehog — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:56:33 -0400

You mentioned in an earlier post how this is an inaccurate measure of what members are actually trying to accomplish. Not everyone here reads every post, so you ought to keep that disclaimer in all future posts in this series.

That is, keep in the disclaimer, unless your intention is simply to make Dems look bad.

Re: Dalton seeks $277m in state spending

tangoz — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:29:42 -0400

This is a continuation of OUT OF CONTROL spending by Dalton and Hagan.

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