This is exactly why we can’t give tax breaks to corporations in the name of “economic development.” Corporations don’t care about anything, except the bottom line, so the money from Georgia, goes South, way south: NCR Corp. plans to spend about $37.6 million to build a new manufacturing and research and development center in Brazil Read More
Beauty is only skin deep. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When it comes to property tax appraisals in Dayton- both of these come into play. However, neither is helping us. I’ve heard people say: “I don’t want to fix up the outside of my house because the property taxes will go up” Read More
The Dayton City Paper held a few surprises this week- June 10-16, 2009. It’s mostly about the NCR move to Atlanta. All of a sudden, I’m quotable. In his commentary, Yvan Melnikoff calls me a “gifted strategic thinker” and says that I have “Freely contributed his insights for years and continues to challenge the status Read More
A friend was having problems paying their mortgage and called Countrywide/Bank of America to see if they could qualify for the federal assistance plan. They have a name for it- the “home retention program.” Of course, Bank of America bought Countrywide, after it went bust- while Angelo Mozilo, the CEO was making millions (he’s now Read More
I’m not supposed to share this with you according to our neighborhood president. But, that’s not me. This site is my connection to the world, and it’s your connection to me. If I am to represent you, I have to be open, honest and transparent. I went home for lunch today. It’s a short walk Read More
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