[lonestar]

The most stupid of all government seems to be at City Hall.

[secretagent]

Perhaps Silsbee can get some HUD money to build a Hilton, like our Tacoma, Washington did. Or get some state money to build a sports stadium like Seattle did.

[KLT]

Hey lonestar, if you think they're stupid in Texas, you should come up here to the Socialist Republic of NY, and see the stupid crap they do at our city halls....Can't compete with NY stupidity....we are by far the stupidest...afterall, look who we elected as our Senator...The HitleryBeast! Ugh!

[Libloather]

...48-room motel...

With a phone in each? How much phone tax is collected on that puppy?

[DoughtyOne]

Silsbee Mayor Dean Robinson believes the motel tax will help revive the city and lure tourists.

Typical. Let's drive the motel out of business so that it will benefit down the road. Wonder how much revenue the city will get when the motel closes it's doors. DUH ALERT!

[kezekiel]

Silsbee Mayor Dean Robinson believes the motel tax will help revive the city and lure tourists.

So you tax the only motel out of business? This would make perfect sense, if the mayor has his eyes on the land or has a brother-in-law in the motel business. Small-town politics can be pretty personal.

[WillaJohns]

Silsbee Mayor Dean Robinson believes the motel tax will help revive the city and lure tourists.

I can hear it now:

"Mabel honey.... I hear Silsbee's just put a new tax on hotels. They say the new tax will revive the city and lure tourists. I've been hankering to stay at the Pinewood Inn and that new tax sure do sound attractive. Why don't you pack the bags and we'll just mosey on over there and THROW OUR MONEY DOWN ANOTHER GOVERNMENT RATHOLE."

[Ditter]

Tell me again WHY a tourist would go to Silsbee?

[blam]

They have done something similar in this area, a tourist tax, on motels. It was easily voted in because no-one around here will be paying it, just the tourists.<>