Post news and information from your neighborhood: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________ > To: > Cc: > Dennis Flaherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Howard Orenstein > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Martha Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Matt Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Dave Thune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I am amazed that people are not recognizing Dave > Thune's Stadium Wage Tax Proposal for what it is, an > attempt to show the hypocrisy of all the downtown > business and City "leaders", who support a stadium. > > Mayor Kelly's proposal would shift the stadium > burden > to bars and restaurants, St. Paul bar and restaurant > patrons and state taxpayers, many of whom might > never > visit the stadium. > > As Chuck Repke pointed out so eloquently what would > these executives and city officials have to pay on a > 3% wage tax? Doug Leatherdale, President of St. Paul > Companies, would have to pay $300,000 on his $10 > million dollar salary. Mayor Kelly would have to pay > $3,150 on his mayor's salary, Deputy Mayor Dennis > Flaherty would have to pay $2,250 on his $75,000 > salary, Planning and Economic Director Martha > Fuller, > Mayoral Aide Howard Orenstein, Budget Director Matt > Smith all advocates for Carl Pohlad and the > Billionaire Bailout would have to shell out over > $2,000 a year for the Stadium. > > How quickly do you think they will back this > proposal? > Dave's idea is a stroke of genius. Let's see how > quickly these stadium advocates back a tax they will > actually have to pay out of their own pockets, > instead > of picking ours. I am not sure where the tax would > kick in, but I think we should only tax those with > salaries over $75,000. My bet is it won't get to > half-way to first base. > > I am sending this e-mail to Mayor Kelly and several > of > these aides who are stadium backers. I trust that > they > will gladly tell us how they feel about Councilman > Thune's proposal. I eagerly await their responses. > > To follow the stadium debate from a source not > beholden to anyone go to www.nostadiumtax.com. > > Dan Dobson > Summit Hill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:03:56 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [StPaul] About Councilman Thune > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I guess Thune has decided that his bread is > buttered with the pro-stadium crowd so he's going > back > on his campaign promise to not support public > funding > for a stadium. Let's remember this on election > day and move on. I hope he gets enough from selling > out to make it worth it. > > Personally, I'd rather see the proceeds of a > progressive tax go to fund some schools, or not see > some rip off of the rich, "because they can afford > it" > not to happen at all. > > << Councilmember Thune puts the Mayor on notice that > the 3% tax on bars and restaurants won't fly, but > then > strikes out by proposing a progressive downtown > payroll tax as an alternative source of cash to > fund the stadium. >> > > Brett Sprangel > East Side > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:12:17 -0600 > From: "Mike Fratto" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [StPaul] About Councilman Thune > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > I certainly hope Council person Thune made his > suggestion tongue in cheek. Although, I guess it > depends on what level on income this payroll tax > begins. > > A downtown payroll tax, progressive or not, will do > nothing but drive companies away from downtown, not > to > mention workers who have the option to work > someplace > else. > > To raise this issue to the discussion level, why > should a worker support a stadium on his or her > wage? > It would make more sense to add the 3% sales tax on > food and beverage. At least the people will > have a choice > > > Mike Fratto > Payne Phalen > but I work DT > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. > http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
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