Comments on: Is Home Depot responsible for who the developer of building distribution center hires?

By: truthseeker

truthseeker — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:54:57 +0000

#14 – a couple of sincere suggestions.

If you are really trying to educate people on the federal reserve, people who have not studied nor unraveled the deception that surrounds that non-governmental entity… you would likely have been better served to post the link, and then explain what you were getting at – something like the following:

(post link for people to read) and then briefly summarize in language an 8th grader could understand. That’s not an insult – it’s one of the best writing tips I ever got.

I would have summarized some of Rothbard like this: The banksters who eventually snuck the “fed” past an unsuspecting American public in 1913, actually liked the guilds & later unions, and Rothbard, in the linked article explains why. THEN people would take a look at the linked article to see what you were talking about.

Again – just a suggestion. You most likely know personally what Rep. Ron Paul is currently doing in Congress against the (so-called) “Fed”, and is at least putting Bernanke on the defensive. Most taxpayers don’t. Most people don’t even know that the “Fed” is not a governmental agency, and further, is owned by 7 or 8 INTERNATIONAL banking families. You have to start with basics – and you can’t write any higher than an 8th grade reading comprehension level (well, what used to be 8th grade comprehension level up through the 1960’s).

By: Loki

Loki — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:19:01 +0000

It is sad that Home Depot didnt hire local contractors union or not to man the construction of the electrical work. The workers they did hire will pay taxes as in sales tax and possibily income tax to the local coffers, but it would be a better investment to also assist those local contractors as well.
IBEW is only worried about their general fund, since many unemployed union workers of northwest ohio have been collecting unemployment, thus not paying their dues.
My experience with unions, they rarely helpful to the workers, and a drain on workers and business alike.

By: LisaRenee

LisaRenee — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:30:12 +0000

That’s true Don, the WTOL news piece references the Building Trades, the WTVG news piece references the IBEW.

By: Don Burnard

Don Burnard — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:09:43 +0000

It should be pointed out that it is not just the IBEW who is protesting, but the entire Northwest Ohio Building Trades representing about a dozen different trades. The IBEW just happened to be at the store they showed up at.With thousands of skilled construction workers out of work for many months, I hardly think we need to bring workers in from Georgia,etc. to build this $34m facility. As for the developer, this is a standard ploy for co’s to hide behind. It is built to HD Specs. Not a good neighbor.

By: LisaRenee

LisaRenee — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:47:40 +0000

The solar industry has not been solely financed by taxpayers, individuals have invested, as well as companies like BP and many others. Abatements are money taken from pockets, since it is money that could have been collected and is not collected. It’s basically the same principal as a grant, there is no repayment.

By: Not Again

Not Again — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:35:12 +0000

The jobs created equal payroll taxes, along with sales taxes related to consumption by the new employees.

I don’t necessarily agree with these abatements, but it is better than totally funding an industry, i.e., solar on the backs of the taxpayer. Money that has been taken from pockets, not an abatement to entice a viable business to invest in a community. There is a very big difference in the two scenarios.

By: LisaRenee

LisaRenee — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:25:52 +0000

Perhaps but if less taxes are coming into a community because of abatements who really pays for that in the end?

By: Not Again

Not Again — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:24:09 +0000

I think the lesson to take for this is less taxes mean more jobs. We are all over taxed, the folks that actually pay taxes, I mean. That is why we are struggling.

By: LisaRenee

LisaRenee — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:22:52 +0000

“A lot of major developers, a lot of major companies nationally have been following this (Home Depot situation),” Dahar said. “By voting yes … that is like saying we want jobs, we want development. Hancock County is business friendly … It sends out the completely opposite message that was being sent before. This will help attract additional development, good development.”

That’s also from the same article, you’ll note that does not reference businesses currently there…which means basically what some of you were saying in reference to the solar issue, taking the money from others to provide corporate welfare…It’s really hard to have it both ways…

By: Not Again

Not Again — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:10:28 +0000

Tom Mo Says:

“Give the tax abatement to anyone bringing in jobs, not just the big companies with the deep pockets and influence.”

I think that is the message the Hancock county and Allen township leaders are presenting in this article, link copied from above.

http://www.thecourier.com/Issues/2009/Aug/19/ar_news_081909_story1.asp?d=081909_story1,2009,Aug,19&c=n