December 2008

Dayton Firefighters Union makes case against itself

“Kill firefighters” is a very strong statement- however this is an example of grandstanding getting in the way of logic. The union head seems to think if the “majors” get demoted to “captains” somehow the troops will die. Yet, should a major die in the line of duty, the captain should be able to take Read More

The long view on the current crisis: time for an Internet sales tax for education

Spending is down, sales tax revenues are falling, real estate values and the correlating property taxes are falling- and even the “Fair tax” advocates are pro-consumption taxes, so it’s time to institute a fixed national sales tax on all items purchased over the Internet, collected Federally, and distributed per capita, by student- for education. Not Read More

Responsible tax dollar management: end job creation grants

While the nation is focused on the auto bailout, there has been a long history of politicians handing out our tax dollars for “job creation” without any responsibility. Promise “job creation” and get free money. However, when you don’t create jobs, or even lay people off, the tax dollars don’t come back. Read this about Read More

No Kroger coming to Wayne and Wyoming

Who says Kroger has to be the only player to put a store at Wayne and Wyoming? This is the press release that the City just issued. City Announces New Strategy for Wayne & Wyoming Redevelopment Project Release Date:   Friday, December12, 2008 Contact:           Shelley Dickstein, Assistant City Manager, 333-3636 Amy Walbridge, Special Projects Administrator, 333-3813 Read More

Secrets of living in Dayton: Call CCT for computer cables

I have my favorite places to shop and ways to save money- and I thought I’d share a secret place to buy computer networking cables in Dayton for a lot less than Radio Shack or anywhere else: Cable & Connector Technologies 3509 South Dixie Drive Dayton, OH 45439 937 297-9310 [email protected] I’ve been shopping with Read More

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