Posted on 03/30/2011 6:42:33 AM PDT by Anamnesis
For those who would like to relive the good old days when Pissant was still posting: here is my humble tribute to this great, but misunderstood FReeper.
Posted by Pissant:
Awesome stuff. Thanks for the memories Pissant, wherever you are.
Raising taxes in one industry to “cut” them in another does more harm than good;
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014601450_alaska27.html
The old saying, “Never bite the hand that feeds you!” still applies. And Palin has steadily lost local popularity as a result by her own doing.
Almost every state has some sort of filming tax credit, even Michigan- though Snyder basically killed it here.
Much adieu about nothing.
I know he's a good Conservative, he just had one too many Bill Maher moments.
...FR is not HBO.
This is about two things. The liberal media trying to cause a split in the GOP and the inside the beltway GOP “conservatives” feeling their power slip away as grass roots conservatives wield their long dormant but now awakened influence. The GOP elite are no better than the Liberal elite who want to tell the stupid people what is good for them.
Well put.
For all his faults, Pissant never came across as anything other than Conservative. It’s a shame his obvious sincerity was alloyed with so much bitterness.
Oh they are just doing a hit and run on Sarah and the Tea Party crowd. I’m sure they’re going to go after the Birthers next with something on Trump.
Who is pissant?
The progressive tax moves up with the price of oil, and down.
It appears to me to be an excellent program to fund the state, keep unemployment down at 6.7% and make the citizens of Alaska stock holders in their own natural resource - oil.
What's the problem?
More Alaska Blogger/Rachel D’Oro-related nonsense.
Only one slight modification to your statement. “Which generated tax revenues and other income in the state.”
To quote Mrs. Palin: “Keep in mind that we don’t have a state income tax, state sales tax, or state property tax in Alaska. Our state government is predominately funded by oil and gas revenue. Essentially we are using revenue generated from the development of Alaska’s natural resources”
So the state government itself likely didn’t make money directly through taxes by the production if the above statement is take as an absolute.
Palin’s additional tax, basically a Windfall tax, caused the Oil companies to stop producing and drilling new exploratory wells because they would have difficulty making a profit from increases in the price. The result was a production loss of about 40% which also decreased Alaska's overall gains in revenues. The article explains this thoroughly.
When you could be getting the most business, when the companies are willing to invest the most dollars, you give them reason to go to Canada instead.
Pissant is gone?
I'll be relaxed when Sarah Palin gets off welfare!!!!
(Relax people, I'm ONLY kidding)
Hammer meets nail. Well said.
He was zotted with extreme prejudice for implying that Sarah Palin had committed a homosexual act with talk show host Tammy Bruce. And he insinuated it in a very, very crude way.
A fitting end to his reign of PDS on FR, in my view. Since then, the PDSers have been casting about for a new leader.
Since when is a tax credit a fecking subsidy? KUDOS to Palin for having signed legislation that attracts businesses to her state.
Wow. I mean, I like to jibe the Palinstinians as much as anyone, but that's just going way beyond the pale.
It's a joke, dude. Follow downthread before commenting?
However, now that we're on the subject, I had some goober on here just a couple of days ago who seemed to think that if people itemised their mortgage interest deduction, then they were on welfare and stealing money directly from his pocket. I kid you not.
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