The Interpreter Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 http://laist.com/2008/11/07/disney_to_the_...e_dont_like.php Quote
CoastersRZ Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Wow! A 9.25% sales tax! Its 6.5% here in Hamilton, Clermont and Warren Counties (Butler is at 6.25%). The highest sales tax rate in the state of Ohio goes to Cuyahoga County at 7.75%! Quote
Avatar Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Yeah and that is after you paid income tax and were given what was left then you would get taxed 9.25% of that. How and why people go along with this I’ll never understand. Quote
CoastersRZ Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 And that is just one reason why the cost of living in California is so much higher out there than it is here. Quote
tigellinus Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Yeah and that is after you paid income tax and were given what was left then you would get taxed 9.25% of that. How and why people go along with this I’ll never understand. Well, the Indiana state-wide sales tax increase from 6% to 7% has done wonders to help Indiana's budget!! As an Indiana resident, I can't say it's really been that big a deal, and while no matter what side you lean to, Mitch Daniels has done pretty well in most areas. As for California...are they still "giving away" free health care to all "citizens"?? Yeah, that's really cost effective!! Quote
Avatar Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 The increase of Indiana’s sales tax had nothing to due with Indiana’s budget other than shifting the home owner’s exceptionally high property tax, (which was delayed for over a decade) to be spread out and into an increase in the states sales tax. If you remember right since you live here in Indiana, many many politicians where tossed out of office even though they had nothing to do with the property tax fiasco. This was not a one side or the other issue; citizens all over the state on both sides rallied in the streets in protest and spoke out at the ballot box. The only solutions the politicians on both sides could do to give the home owners some relief was to increase the states sales tax which was not going to cover the whole amount so part of the states budget reserve was going to be needed to cover the shortfall in edition passing a increase to the business property tax through reassessments. The governor even seeing the anger of the citizens of the state has been working on putting caps on tax increases, so much so that he is trying to make it a state constitution amendment, so that the citizen can be reassured that the taxes will not be increased over a certain amount. I am very proud of Indiana citizens standing up and speaking out against tax increases, I hope they continue doing so in the future. Quote
StalkerChick Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Yeah and that is after you paid income tax and were given what was left then you would get taxed 9.25% of that. How and why people go along with this I’ll never understand. Well, the Indiana state-wide sales tax increase from 6% to 7% has done wonders to help Indiana's budget!! As an Indiana resident, I can't say it's really been that big a deal, and while no matter what side you lean to, Mitch Daniels has done pretty well in most areas. As for California...are they still "giving away" free health care to all "citizens"?? Yeah, that's really cost effective!! *sigh* yet they still can't fix the roads lol StalkerChick, a proud resident of Ohio, only 3 minutes from the Indiana border lol Quote
tigellinus Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 ^^Back when I was in high school (in Indiana) someone who moved from Ohio was telling me in Ohio road construction is all one big scam in the sense the roads are never built to last in order to continually provide future improvement jobs!...and living in Ohio for 2 years, I firmly believe it!! Thankfully Indiana doesn't mess around with such garbage and games. I suffered while the East/NE side of 465 got re-done while in college, and as a former INDOT employee, I can tell you that part of 465 won't touched for a long while again!! There's too much serious road work in Indiana to be done to not do it right the first time!! Quote
Braves0511 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Be happy your done over there on the East side...Cuz over here in the West, they just started, and it's here to stay for awhile. I don't even bother going all the way in to get on 465, I get on 70 in Plainfield and cruise in that way. Quote
Avatar Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 tigellinus – thanks for your INDOT insight, living here in Indianapolis the construction around 465 is never ending. It was in bad need of improvements and not just repairs but also in widening and better on/offs ramps. The thing is it seems as if they are on the slow speed at times but from your explanation, it looks as if they are taking there time and doing it right the first time. This is reassuring, thanks. It will be interesting to see what Californians end up doing. Speaking of ticket Tax isn’t time for Mason Ohio to bring up their Ticket Tax proposal again? I can hardly wait to see the reason they need it this time. Quote
RailRider Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Hey when tourists dollars are already tight, why not raise the price to visit said tourist destinations with new and higher taxes on said tourist destination. Great way for folks to divert their plans and go the the other happiest place on Earth. Florida thanks you. Quote
The Interpreter Posted November 10, 2008 Author Posted November 10, 2008 Just remember, Florida thanks you with some of the highest sales, lodging and gasoline taxes in the country. They, too, soak tourists. There is no state income tax. Quote
Avatar Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Depending on which Disney resort you stay at the tax rate is 12.5% to 13%, Ouch. Some of the resorts run $400.00 a night that would be an extra $50.00 a night just in taxes. As far as not paying income tax, that is true they don’t but the employer usually justifies the lower Florida wages by pointing out they make more than others because of the no income tax. Quote
The Interpreter Posted November 10, 2008 Author Posted November 10, 2008 One of the primary reasons there is no income tax is to draw wealthy retirees from the West and the North...who come with the proceeds of their real property sales, etc. Then they spend in the local economy.... Quote
RailRider Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Still it is all relative to the taxes charged in Niagara Falls. Our hotel room was less than some Disney Deluxe resorts for the night, but after taxes we had paid almost an additional $100. They hit you with crazy taxes on every purchase, food retail, even attraction tickets. Still we will go back. Quote
The Interpreter Posted November 13, 2008 Author Posted November 13, 2008 LA Times: Opinion Schwarzenegger's 'fun tax' folly: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commen...0,7792076.story Quote
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