tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post1344915997898132339..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: A TAX HIKE? Yep, That is What the Mayor Wants. By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-239368019071073092013-07-14T22:13:41.285-04:002013-07-14T22:13:41.285-04:00I think we need to ask for a book report from the ...I think we need to ask for a book report from the Mayor as to what exactly he did on his summer vacation. I would like to know specific, actionable items that came out of the meetings in Europe while on county business. I would also like a similar report from Commissioners Bell and Edmonson ... really specific ones that break it down for us so we can understand why we paid for them to go overseasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-32146207321367619892013-07-14T15:27:40.861-04:002013-07-14T15:27:40.861-04:00While hiring a few sycophants is common, people wh...While hiring a few sycophants is common, people who successfully lead large organizations like the county usually hire top tier professionals to advise them. This issue should have been vetted out in his office, and discussions and debates should have been intense and bloody. He should have clearly known the implications one way or the other. Yet when he made the announcement, he seem Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-42391599441050374482013-07-14T09:42:32.314-04:002013-07-14T09:42:32.314-04:00Gimenez hired fellow ex-firemen and with other aid...Gimenez hired fellow ex-firemen and with other aides who would never question his (flawed) opinion. No wonder Gimenez stumbles from one blunder into another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-36902734282856547012013-07-14T02:48:14.903-04:002013-07-14T02:48:14.903-04:00Here we have another politician whose career will ...Here we have another politician whose career will come to an end simply because he failed to have a few "no" people on his staff. "No" people see things others don't see. They keep you grounded, in touch with the masses, keep you from shooting yourself in the foot, will argue alternative positions, evaluate possible impacts, and they can spot issues and problems before Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-22911219458980909882013-07-13T23:08:13.458-04:002013-07-13T23:08:13.458-04:00Gimenez is piling on taxes to benefit his firefigh...Gimenez is piling on taxes to benefit his firefighter buddies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-50157670327499103272013-07-13T18:30:43.785-04:002013-07-13T18:30:43.785-04:00Gimenez needs to meet some regular private sector ...Gimenez needs to meet some regular private sector people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-66212065922856514772013-07-11T22:33:17.799-04:002013-07-11T22:33:17.799-04:00It has been some time since I've commented on ...It has been some time since I've commented on any news article or blog online. I simply fell out of love with the dirty politics, but I had to add my two cents when it comes to raising property taxes. I once had a serious conversation about this with Commissioner Steve Bovo --- when he was still up in Tallahassee. One of the things we discussed was eliminating the property taxes, and instead milly herrera, hialeahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-84031044924841205692013-07-11T18:58:16.211-04:002013-07-11T18:58:16.211-04:00Gimenez spends too much time talking to lobbyists ...Gimenez spends too much time talking to lobbyists and to other members of his inner circle. Obviously, Gimenez is divorced from reality. A tax increase? Really Carlos?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-61262572737151236952013-07-11T16:48:49.986-04:002013-07-11T16:48:49.986-04:00To quote Bon Jovi:
"It's all the same......To quote Bon Jovi:<br /><br />"It's all the same... Only then names have changed"<br /><br />and not enough of those names have changed at that.<br /><br />We all believed this time would be different. And right out of the box, he got rid of Burgess and we thought, YAY this guy is different.<br /><br />But alas, it was not to be. The Burgess influence was so strong with those thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-88532348434367400142013-07-11T16:04:03.963-04:002013-07-11T16:04:03.963-04:0028,000 County employees? 27,000? Gimenez should ...28,000 County employees? 27,000? Gimenez should eliminate 2,000 full time employees starting with the many patronage jobs Gimenez has handed his friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-54719757770752687472013-07-11T09:29:22.133-04:002013-07-11T09:29:22.133-04:00It's the upper level administrators who are ov...It's the upper level administrators who are over fed with too many benefits. The everyday worker at County Hall is getting screwed. Cut from the top down, not from the bottom up.<br /><br />As to the Pets Trust nonsense. Why spend all that time on lobbying for a "non binding" increase when all along if they would have just been honest with the voters, it probably would not have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-37862429980421563372013-07-11T08:45:12.366-04:002013-07-11T08:45:12.366-04:00The average non-union employee in the United State...The average non-union employee in the United States makes $38,000 per year. The average union worker makes $49,000 per year. The union workers should be taxed to give money to the lower paid non-union workers. What ever happened to the concept of "public service"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-72277059104364155742013-07-11T07:52:14.445-04:002013-07-11T07:52:14.445-04:00Y'all know it's bad when KG_Dreamer chimin...Y'all know it's bad when KG_Dreamer chimin' in!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-87647400911111532322013-07-11T06:25:06.419-04:002013-07-11T06:25:06.419-04:00How about adding in, property insurance if you can...How about adding in, property insurance if you can get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-77354378745370211182013-07-11T02:00:53.861-04:002013-07-11T02:00:53.861-04:00THanks Genius
Your summarization of numbers as ...THanks Genius<br /> Your summarization of numbers as you say "don't lie". A tax hike will sink home-owners who are struggling, also making car payments with gas & tolls to drive them unaffordable. <br /> Whatever happened to "looking out for the constituency" that elected leaders campaign on?<br /><br />RileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-61461739558974269042013-07-11T01:09:07.489-04:002013-07-11T01:09:07.489-04:00Might be wrong, but I don't think unions have ...Might be wrong, but I don't think unions have anything to do with it - don't see how? <br />Our family, including my 3 tech-loving teenagers go to the library a lot - and they always have lots of students and adults. We've been to about 5 different libraries and all of them were busy, no matter time of day/week. <br /> I voted for that straw poll about the animal shelter thinking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-20702361791996419562013-07-10T23:56:52.030-04:002013-07-10T23:56:52.030-04:00
Why doesn’t anybody criticize Carlos Migoya’s sal...<br />Why doesn’t anybody criticize Carlos Migoya’s salary? He makes $590,000 a year plus bonuses, he received $160,000 last year and will receive twice as much this year. He also receives an expense allowance plus car allowance. Car allowance to get to work? The regular workers don’t get car allowance. Why should he?<br /><br />My point is Kuryla’s salary comes out of the million dollar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-14320350426672164992013-07-10T23:40:28.560-04:002013-07-10T23:40:28.560-04:00Carlos Gimenez appears to have no idea that County...Carlos Gimenez appears to have no idea that County employees and government employees in general make considerably more than their public service counterparts and at considerably less risk. Gimenez needs to be reducing the number of County employees NOT proposing tax increases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-66418137332464332462013-07-10T22:36:52.920-04:002013-07-10T22:36:52.920-04:00Tax cuts is an absolute no without pay cuts and mo...Tax cuts is an absolute no without pay cuts and more stringent corruption oversight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-66159179466354090212013-07-10T22:24:05.224-04:002013-07-10T22:24:05.224-04:00You forgot the Toll increase on the Dolphin Expres...You forgot the Toll increase on the Dolphin Expressway SR836. County Government is out of their mind! KG_Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156629443928182620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-34175374109416763422013-07-10T22:02:18.957-04:002013-07-10T22:02:18.957-04:00What happened to Gimenez's moral compass. I th...What happened to Gimenez's moral compass. I thought he was a straight shooter. Looks like he has shot himself in the foot. He is spending too much time with lobbyists who are out of touch with us and advising him badly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-69148079259175834442013-07-10T19:32:00.665-04:002013-07-10T19:32:00.665-04:00Add the Properyy Insurance Fiasco and Politicians ...Add the Properyy Insurance Fiasco and Politicians and Lobbyist will be all that's left in FLORIDA, the rest of us who have to work for a living can't afford it.BREAD AND CIRCUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-83955753890806035712013-07-10T18:14:22.514-04:002013-07-10T18:14:22.514-04:00Wow. Carlos Gimenez is out of touch. He has been...Wow. Carlos Gimenez is out of touch. He has been getting overfed, overpaid and over benefitted for so long he has no clue how tough it is in the private sector. Yup. Low pay and no benefits. Gimenez loses my vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-60689073303969492762013-07-10T17:58:57.471-04:002013-07-10T17:58:57.471-04:00Of course it ain't "Honey Boo Boo".
...Of course it ain't "Honey Boo Boo".<br /><br />It's "Mama June", y'all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-5067122953024906972013-07-10T14:40:44.006-04:002013-07-10T14:40:44.006-04:00Ah, well, ma leetell fraaaaahnd, we wheel ahv a gl...Ah, well, ma leetell fraaaaahnd, we wheel ahv a glass of shampanya and toast to zee future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com