I hope a few letters turn up in the letter section of the S~N~L proclaiming it to be a scare tactic which MIGHT get people to thinking.
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Matthew Block <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Actually, you might do best to not make a big deal of the hiring > freeze unless the city is being very visible about it. They obviously > want to use it to scare people into voting in a tax increase. That > will only work if a lot of people hear about it and get scared. If > the city doesn't do a good job of getting people scared, we don't want > to help them out. Of course, if they do a good job then we're better > off making sure people recognize it as a scare tactic. I just think > you don't want to be too quick on the exposee. > Matt > > On Dec 4, 7:50 pm, "Tom Martz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps one of you would like to write a piece on the first salvo being > > fired on passing the tax increase and submit it to CFP or send it to me > and > > I'll forward it to Mert. > > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Charity Davis > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > That almost sounds like blackmail or getting cornered.... nice > > > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:41 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> I received the Community Free Press yesterday and saw that the threats > to > > >> our safety has already started. > > > > >> A complete freeze of any hiring of police and firemen has been put > into > > >> place unless the tax increase passes in February. > > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- > > >> Subject: City Council etc need to understand this > > >> From: "Charity Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Date: Thu, December 04, 2008 6:37 am > > >> To: missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com > > > > >>http://www.mobudget.org/MO%20Structural%20Deficit%20Report%20final%20. > .. > > > > >> The people cannot afford increased taxes. I really think that they > will > > >> be paying less then expected, and if they are taxed higher, then the > revenue > > >> will disappear because people will cut back more and more. From the > state > > >> down to the city level there needs to be cutting not more spending, or > we > > >> could bring on the collapse of our state and local governments. > > > > >> If people want more, they are going to need to give of their time and > > >> talents. There is going to need to be more creativity in getting > things > > >> done with less money being spent. I know that it is probably going to > be > > >> something that no one really listens to, but at least I said it > anyway. > > > > >> -- > > >> While you Were Sleeping > > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe1R3KhkMHg > > > > > -- > > > While you Were Sleeping > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe1R3KhkMHg > > > > --http://votetom4council.webs.com/ > > > > http://417-political-pundit.blogspot.com/ > > > > www.moliberty.org > > > > "lite a fire for a man he'll be warm for a day, lite the man on fire and > > he'll be warm the rest of his life". > > > > Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean > politics > > won't take an interest in you! > > -Pericles (430 B.C.) > > > > "You don't pay taxes - they take taxes." > > ~ Chris Rock~ > > > > "no cause is lost if there is but one fool to fight for it" > > ~Will Turner~ > > ~Pirate's of the Caribbean @ World's End~ > > > > Save your property rightswww.mo-cpr.org > > > > http://www.radiofreeliberty.com > > > > -- http://votetom4council.webs.com/ http://417-political-pundit.blogspot.com/ www.moliberty.org "lite a fire for a man he'll be warm for a day, lite the man on fire and he'll be warm the rest of his life". Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! -Pericles (430 B.C.) "You don't pay taxes - they take taxes." ~ Chris Rock~ "no cause is lost if there is but one fool to fight for it" ~Will Turner~ ~Pirate's of the Caribbean @ World's End~ Save your property rights www.mo-cpr.org http://www.radiofreeliberty.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
