Tim,
That is a smug and condescending remark. I had not even heard of the
Goodmans before these posts and I concur with Mitchell Nussbaum. As
for your remarks--I would expect if the Goodmans or other larger givers
to charities wished to invest tax free or make money tax free--they
could easily find loopholes to do so. Our GOVERNMENT tax codes provide
such and then people like you complain the "rich" do not pay their fair
share when they show NO TAXABLE INCOME--such as when they invest in
double tax free MUNICIPAL BONDS. Anyway, I believe your own political
statements should not have been tied to the charitable giving of the
Goodmans.
tim wong wrote:
of course, because of their tax bracket and laws
concerning "charitable" contributions, we, the taxpayers, paid for 35%
of their donations.
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Mitchell
Nussbaum <[email protected]>
wrote:
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I agree with you Patrick. The Goodmans did a lot to help
people in this city. And they often asked that their names not be used
because they were very shy. If it weren't for them we wouldn't have
many good things in this city. They were generous. They lived frugal
lives and gave to help others. If only there were more people like them.
--- On Fri, 2/4/11, Patrick Lenon <[email protected]>
wrote:
From: Patrick Lenon <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Bikies] Dane Co Exec candidates forum tomorrow -
sponsored by enviro groups
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Date: Friday, February 4, 2011, 8:59 AM
You're entitled to your opinion, Tim, just as I'm
entitled to my opinion that your statement was inappropriate and
offensive. The Goodmans were nothing but unselfish and unstintingly
generous, and if they'd been seeking power they could have had it many
times over. And they COULD have had the town named after them if
they'd been that kind of people.
There are plenty of real living megalomaniacs around, you don't have to
make crap up about dead people.
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Patrick Lenon
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 03:14:40 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Bikies] Dane Co Exec candidates forum tomorrow -
sponsored by enviro groups
don't reward land speculation by using the name "goodman" for the
atwood community center; these dead megalomaniacs will soon have the
entire town named after them
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Robbie Webber <[email protected]>
wrote:
Goodman Community Center - just off the East Isthmus
Path for the winter bike set.
6:00 - 7:00 PM: Open House to meet the candidates
7:00 - 9:00 PM: Forum
For the Bikies set, this might be a particularly
interesting event, because the forum is sponsored by various
environmental groups. (I'm assuming the Bikies are environmentally
inclined.)
Robbie Webber
Bike Walk Madison Steering Committee
www.bikewalkmadison.org
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Sierra Club and CRANES announce Dane County Executive
Candidate Forum Friday February 4th
The Sierra Club and CRANES will hold a
candidate forum for the office of Dane County Executive, on Friday,
February 4, at Goodman Community Center, Bolz Room A from 6 to 9 PM.
The Goodman Center is located at 149 Waubesa Street on Madison’s east
side. The public is invited to attend.
The candidate forum is preceded by an
informal open house from 6-7 PM for the public to meet the candidates.
The forum itself will take place from 7-9 PM.
As of this date Feb. 1, four of six
candidates for County Executive are committed to attend: Zach Brandon,
Scott McDonell, Joe Parisi, and Joe Wineke. Eileen Bruskewitz has
declined to attend and Spencer Zimmerman has not responded.
The forum will be moderated by the League
of Women Voters of Dane County and is co-sponsored by CRANES (Capital
Regional Advocacy Network for Environmental Sustainability). The scope
of this forum will center on Dane County environmental and conservation
issues. Candidates will each present an opening statement, answer
questions from the public and forum sponsors, and present a closing
statement. Some questions will be taken from the audience during the
open house preceding the forum. Questions please contact Dave Blouin at
233-8455.
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