Comments on: They are coming for your business accounts

By: FSP

FSP — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:25:36 +0000

Oh. And keep whistling past this one, noman.

“BTW, noman, you’re asking them not to pay more in taxes. You’re asking them to give the state a bigger cut.”

By: FSP

FSP — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:24:53 +0000

“So lay out the numbers and make your case.”

If you had any power to change things, I would.

“Those kinds of businesses are the first ones to come running to government crying that they can’t find enough trained workers willing to work for crumbs.”

Restaurants? What planet are you from?

By: noman

noman — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:11:50 +0000

there are far fewer restaurants to inspect. Does that mean you’re going to sign off on there being fewer inspectors?

Actually, yes. I have no interest in keeping more workers than we need. All I ask is that we do it on facts rather than ideology. So lay out the numbers and make your case.

By: noman

noman — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:04:54 +0000

Those restaurants (and medical facilities) are staffed by people trained by Lonnie George. Those kinds of businesses are the first ones to come running to government crying that they can’t find enough trained workers willing to work for crumbs.

By: noman

noman — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:02:57 +0000

If you store radioactive materials you had better be checking ID of everyone no matter what they are wearing.

Maybe we can fix the budget by instituting a dress code.

By: FSP

FSP — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:57:46 +0000

“Using my example of restaurant inspectors: as gas prices for the inspector’s cars goes up, and their training costs go up, and electric and facility expense for their offices go up – who should bear the costs of those increases?”

Lonnie George. Or, they could learn the difference between a check and a credit card. How ’bout you just get back to me when they show the slightest respect for the tax dollars they have now.

BTW, noman, you’re asking them not to pay more in taxes. You’re asking them to give the state a bigger cut. Businesses everywhere are happy to pay more in taxes if it means they’re doing more business, hiring more people and making more money.

And using your example, there would be no increase. Thanks to the economy and the realities that we face in the private sector, there are far fewer restaurants to inspect. Does that mean you’re going to sign off on there being fewer inspectors?

By: joanne christian

joanne christian — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:29:46 +0000

You’re right Noman..the last radiation inspector who showed up at my facility was wearing a “it’s better in the Bahamas” t-shirt, and a backwards baseball cap. I had to confirm ID. Maybe we can get him a nametag, and shirt–state issued of course, w/ those increases.

By: noman

noman — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:59:47 +0000

What is Elwood’s “John” doing more of that would require more of anything you list?

Wrong question.

Using my example of restaurant inspectors: as gas prices for the inspector’s cars goes up, and their training costs go up, and electric and facility expense for their offices go up – who should bear the costs of those increases?

By: FSP

FSP — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:51:19 +0000

“Well, here’s one way to look at it… how many restaurant inspectors do you think Delaware should employ, and how often should they do inspections? Fire and electrical inspectors? And who should pay for those inspectors? Should we pay for them by cutting services or wages in other areas of government unrelated to restaurants? Or should we pay for them by taxes and fees on the owners and customers of restaurants?”

What is Elwood’s “John” doing more of that would require more of anything you list? No one is doing more of anything? Are you claiming that we’ll get more and/or better government with higher taxes? Please tell me that’s your claim.

By: noman

noman — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:38:40 +0000

Fire and electrical is up to the county.

Good point. But not one that negates my argument.