[Drango]

You assume that giving a tax break to a corporation raises your taxes. However, it's SPENDING that responsible for high tax rates. Being jealous of what others are able to get makes you look small. Focus on reducing the spending and you'll find that your taxes go down and you can have a healthy, vibrant business community too.

[Arrowhead]

Drango,

No offense Sir, but you assume too much. I am outlaying only one small piece of what is otherwise a large formula of need for reform. "Breaks" as you call them do not bode well for a senior citizen with a limited income and an old house that is already paid for and they have to determined whether they can keep their home.

Arrowhead---taxes--->

[lonestar]

You assume that giving a tax break to a corporation raises your taxes.

Not me! I think it depends on the corporation and what they do.

If a large retail corp., I assume it's unfair to the competition, many local businesses who helped build communities, who don't get the same tax breaks.

My hometown (pop. 8,000) just poured $1.3 million into infrustructure for a Lowes. The first $100,000 from their sales tax for 10 years will go to pay it off. Is it fair to the local home improvement mom's and pop's that will have to compete with them? Some have been in business 50 years and never got a dime in rebate, but pay commercial rates for utilities.

Seventy miles down the road, another town of similar size is getting a new Lowes and they didn't give them a "hello."