|
Post by awesome on Oct 30, 2011 16:51:28 GMT -4
Found this..... www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Bring-Big-Box-stores-to-Queen-Annes-County/138822522885601
|
|
|
Post by RobMoore on Oct 30, 2011 17:10:29 GMT -4
www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Bring-Big-Box-stores-to-Queen-Annes-County/138822522885601 When you have links that break, like yours did at the exclamation point, use the url tags on each end, or click on the picture of the world with the paper on it to maintain the link as clickable for everyone.
|
|
|
Post by dmki on Oct 31, 2011 11:02:05 GMT -4
|
|
lavoie
First Time Poster
Posts: 1
|
Post by lavoie on Feb 24, 2013 13:37:57 GMT -4
Will the big box question be asked again in 2014?
|
|
|
Post by jackbquick on Mar 21, 2013 21:18:43 GMT -4
Will the big box question be asked again in 2014? I sure hope so. I say the bigger the box the bigger the bang for you buck. What we really need is a mall like Annapolis. Shop for everything you need under one roof with multiple big box stores. I think there is discussions about putting a few big box stores in the 4 Seasons development.
|
|
|
Post by burnerbill on Mar 26, 2013 13:21:01 GMT -4
Came across this while perusing other forums. Interesting how the negativity towards big box stores = I hate Walmart, which is the big box store no one seems to want. Yet, here on KI, we have the 100,000 + SF KMart box store!! As much as one wants to support local businesses, the amount of money I have to spend only goes so far and if I can save at one store versus another, that means I get more bang for my dollar.
Secondly, the issue about growth. One understands not wanting to see this area turn into another Glen Burnie, but, if you do not expand your tax base, it simply means the increased costs to do business is passed on to those that are here in higher taxes. There is a lot of middle ground that can be supported with planned growth and the like. I attended a commissioners meeting in which the topic was how to increase the tax base here in QAC and bring more business to the county. It was noted the county loses more business to other counties than any other and fails to attract new business to it, let alone provide jobs to our youth to stay here. Why? Is there a core of "nimby's" who are that powerful to exclude all that does not please them? I am seeing a fair amount of comments here that support a big box store, just to save the expenses of having to travel across the bridge or over to Easton and beyond. I wonder, is the "nimby" crowd so well off they couldn't care less how much it costs to get what they want as long and their "neck of the woods" is still in the past? I am not espousing change and growth just for the heck of it, but, it needs to happen in some way, doesn't it?
|
|
|
Post by deputy on Mar 26, 2013 13:31:28 GMT -4
No. It doesn't.
Not just because it's all around you.
Everything needed for a nice comfy life is well within reach of anyone living on the island or the rest of QAC.
The tax base line is a bunch of crap. We have high taxes now with no services in return. What will you get if you give them more money? Not much. They'll waste it like they waste all the rest.
|
|
|
Post by burnerbill on Mar 26, 2013 13:48:29 GMT -4
deputy, I agree about the taxes and what I get for what I pay. When I lived in AA, I had trash pickup and my taxes were less there than here. Here on KI, I either pay for the service or truck it up the road myself. As for the tax base line.. my point is when the tax base is not expanded, wouldn't that mean the same core of tax payers will have to share in the increased costs continually? I do understand your point about how government just can't seem to run itself like you or I would run our household. For example, when there is a $1M budget paid for by 1000 taxpayers, wouldn't it be nice to have 1200 taxpayers contributing? Means less for me to pay. At what point do you say: "My share is getting way too high, is there anyone else to share to burden?" Just talking loudly here.
|
|
|
Post by bchevy on Mar 26, 2013 18:26:22 GMT -4
What do people not understand about it?
The government is not the best, (not even a good) steward of your money. There's not one successful gov't program, not one. The are all running in the red.
Give them more money, and you only throw it away.
Increase the tax base? NO FRIGGIN WAY.
|
|
|
Post by burnerbill on Mar 26, 2013 19:53:25 GMT -4
bchevy, you didn't get my point, did you? I did not mean INCREASE the amount of taxes the county collects, but increase the base from which they collect. Let me put it this way: you and I are going to an all you can eat buffet, bring as many people as you want and the cost is $100 for your group. If you and I go alone, we have to pay $50 each, but, if we bring along two other people, that is a 4 way split at $25 a piece. Comprende?
|
|
|
Post by bchevy on Mar 26, 2013 21:21:42 GMT -4
bchevy, you didn't get my point, did you? I did not mean INCREASE the amount of taxes the county collects, but increase the base from which they collect. Let me put it this way: you and I are going to an all you can eat buffet, bring as many people as you want and the cost is $100 for your group. If you and I go alone, we have to pay $50 each, but, if we bring along two other people, that is a 4 way split at $25 a piece. Comprende? I get your point just fine and it's flawed, the problem with your scenario is that QAC or any other gov't doesn't have a group price, they charge by the head. So it's $50 each at the buffet, no matter how many as you bring. Increasing the tax base will not lower your or my taxes, it will increase the amount of money that gets wasted. period. The more they get, the more they want, the more they waste. Comprende? Where could you ever have read into my post that I said the increase taxes?? tax base, tax base, tax base Are you paying for the buffet? the one in GB by MVA is awesome
|
|
|
Post by burnerbill on Mar 26, 2013 22:13:09 GMT -4
bchevy.. we ARE on the same page. My presumption is if the amount of money the gov't needs to collect stays rigid, IE - the $100 buffet, if they have 2 people to collect it from, they charge the $50 ea. If they have 4 people, it is $25. I'd rather have 4 people in this group. I totally get your point if the gov'ts goal is to collect $50 a head no matter how much they need, they collect that from everyone who pays and they'll just spend it. I get that. As for buffets, the best are in Vegas and CHEAP!!!! (-;
|
|
|
Post by RobMoore on Mar 27, 2013 4:20:41 GMT -4
The amount of money the government needs to collect is never fixed, and is always substantially different from what they want to collect.
|
|