Ohio

And if you want to know why sales tax revenues are decreasing…

If you’ve heard any of “Team Montgomery County” talk (that’s what the three county commissioners are now referring to themselves as), you’ve heard “We live and die by the sales tax.” So, if you are wondering why the county is feeling a squeeze, look at online sales: Report: Online retail sales could reach $204B – Read More

If today was election day: Time to reevaluate the election process

I just spent a half hour chasing my dog through the snow. No one was out. Nothing was moving. Had this storm hit last Monday night, SW Ohio wouldn’t have had an election. However, it’s more than just the issue of getting to the polls, it’s a matter of what we do while we’re there. Read More

Watching the debate: how practiced are the lines?

First off- calling these events “debates” is almost as much of a misnomer as calling our current system of auctioning off public office to the highest bidder an election :-) To me, these moderator run talks are more like a game show, than a real discussion of issues. Every answer is couched in such a Read More

Residency rules and the courts- bad news for Victor Pate

I haven’t forgotten my obligation to my Dayton readers about giving them the up-to-date skinny on what’s happening. It’ll be the same once I’m elected to Congress. Keeping the people informed is what I hope to be best known for (it was the point of the ninja mask after all). Victor Pate was the city Read More

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