Dear fellow tax hikers, yesterday we learned that Hamilton County taxpayers will soon have an opportunity to implement another stadium tax to renovate the privately-owned US Bank Arena! We love all tax hikes, but stadium taxes are the best. Our county has enjoyed tremendous success from the first Bedinghaus/Qualls Stadium Tax - so much success that we are now being told we need to spend $250 million on another stadium.
Leaders have said they will seek a "public-private partnership". This means the public will pay 99% of the expenses, while the private owners might be kind enough to put in the final 1% - if they feel like it.
We endorse this tax hike. The Bedinghaus-Qualls Stadium Tax has been an unrivaled success. We think another stadium tax would be delightful if it ensures another riverfront stadium as great as the first two.
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Sunday, April 6, 2014
Rick Bryan's $75 million park
Dear fellow tax hikers, one of the many things we love about Blue Ash
Councilman Rick Bryan is his dedication to spending gobs of taxpayer money on huge
projects that raises taxes and/or debt for many decades. For example, Rick provided key support to help fund the Cincinnati Streetcar, and praised former Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus for his excellent work on the stadiums.
And now, Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan is leading the way to build a $75 million park in Blue Ash. That's right - one park, $75 million.
Even we find this cost to be astonishing! Astonishingly great, of course.
Blue Ash has approximately 12,000 residents. This park is costing the equivalent of $6200 per Blue Ash resident.
If our 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year Rick Bryan gets elected State Representative and embarks on a parks program statewide on this scale, it would cost Ohio $71 Billion. By comparison, Ohio's entire 2-year General Fund budget for FY2014-2015 is $62 Billion. That would require one huge tax hike!
And if our country started a parks program on the same scale Rick is doing in Blue Ash, it would add $1.9 Trillion to our National Debt! Raising taxes, spending an Earth-shattering amount on big projects like stadiums, streetcars, and $75 million parks - that's our Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan.
And now, Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan is leading the way to build a $75 million park in Blue Ash. That's right - one park, $75 million.
Even we find this cost to be astonishing! Astonishingly great, of course.
Blue Ash has approximately 12,000 residents. This park is costing the equivalent of $6200 per Blue Ash resident.
If our 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year Rick Bryan gets elected State Representative and embarks on a parks program statewide on this scale, it would cost Ohio $71 Billion. By comparison, Ohio's entire 2-year General Fund budget for FY2014-2015 is $62 Billion. That would require one huge tax hike!
And if our country started a parks program on the same scale Rick is doing in Blue Ash, it would add $1.9 Trillion to our National Debt! Raising taxes, spending an Earth-shattering amount on big projects like stadiums, streetcars, and $75 million parks - that's our Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Roxanne Qualls - 2013 Tax Hiker of the Year
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are proud to name Roxanne Qualls our 2013 Tax Hiker of the Year. As you'll see, nobody is more deserving of this prestigious award. Consider Roxanne's fabulous record:
1) Was the leading advocate for the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax that has brought so much wealth and prosperity to this area. It was the tv ads from Roxanne Qualls The Stadium Queen that pushed public support for this excellent tax increase over 50%.
2) Endorsed the 2007 Jail Tax that was sadly rejected by 56% of Hamilton County voters, and rejected by an even larger margin in Cincinnati.
3) Endorsed a Light Rail tax, which would cost us billions.
4) Huge advocate of the Cincinnati streetcar, costing $133 million and counting, to run a loop under 4 miles.
5) Huge advocate of the Parking Plan, taking money from the future to spend it now, which will necessitate a tax increase in the future to make up for those lost revenues.
6) Raised property taxes 3 times to pay for the streetcar. It should be noted this won't affect Roxanne much, since her downtown property receives a huge tax abatement.
We know there are plenty more tax hikes we could add to this list. As you see, Roxanne Qualls has developed a fantastic record of raising taxes and growing government. While we usually like to give this award to Republicans, Roxanne might be the best tax-hiker we have. She has earned this honor.
We need good tax hikers in office and that's why we must elect Roxanne our Mayor. John Cranley is an unacceptable choice. He opposes the streetcar, opposes the parking plan, supports the property tax rollback, and has criticized the Bedinghaus Stadium deal. The stakes are too high. If you believe in more stadiums, more streetcars, and more taxes, you must vote for Roxanne Qualls for Mayor!
1) Was the leading advocate for the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax that has brought so much wealth and prosperity to this area. It was the tv ads from Roxanne Qualls The Stadium Queen that pushed public support for this excellent tax increase over 50%.
2) Endorsed the 2007 Jail Tax that was sadly rejected by 56% of Hamilton County voters, and rejected by an even larger margin in Cincinnati.
3) Endorsed a Light Rail tax, which would cost us billions.
4) Huge advocate of the Cincinnati streetcar, costing $133 million and counting, to run a loop under 4 miles.
5) Huge advocate of the Parking Plan, taking money from the future to spend it now, which will necessitate a tax increase in the future to make up for those lost revenues.
6) Raised property taxes 3 times to pay for the streetcar. It should be noted this won't affect Roxanne much, since her downtown property receives a huge tax abatement.
We know there are plenty more tax hikes we could add to this list. As you see, Roxanne Qualls has developed a fantastic record of raising taxes and growing government. While we usually like to give this award to Republicans, Roxanne might be the best tax-hiker we have. She has earned this honor.
We need good tax hikers in office and that's why we must elect Roxanne our Mayor. John Cranley is an unacceptable choice. He opposes the streetcar, opposes the parking plan, supports the property tax rollback, and has criticized the Bedinghaus Stadium deal. The stakes are too high. If you believe in more stadiums, more streetcars, and more taxes, you must vote for Roxanne Qualls for Mayor!
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Cranley criticizes stadium deal
Dear fellow tax hikers, mayoral candidate John Cranley continues his attack on the Bob Bedinghaus Stadium Tax and all the work Roxanne Qualls did to get it passed. At the recent WCPO debate, Cranley said the following:
This time Cranley has gone too far. How dare he criticize the stadium deal! How dare he criticize Roxanne Qualls The Stadium Queen for being the leading spokesman for the stadium tax! How dare he criticize moving the stadium west for another $70-$150 million! How dare he criticize a majestic $50 million transit center just because it's almost never used!
We all know how successful these stadiums have been for our region, and if Cranley wants to continue attacking the work of Bedinghaus/Qualls it will only hurt him in the end. If you like the stadiums, you're gonna love Mayor Roxanne Qualls.
My opponent mentions her judgment. In the ‘90s, she was the lead spokesman for the stadium deal. She added $100 million in costs by moving the stadium to the west. She built a $50 million riverfront transit center that's never been used," Cranley said. "I think we need a new investment advisor in the city, and we need someone who has the experience to know the difference between good ideas and bad ideas.
This time Cranley has gone too far. How dare he criticize the stadium deal! How dare he criticize Roxanne Qualls The Stadium Queen for being the leading spokesman for the stadium tax! How dare he criticize moving the stadium west for another $70-$150 million! How dare he criticize a majestic $50 million transit center just because it's almost never used!
We all know how successful these stadiums have been for our region, and if Cranley wants to continue attacking the work of Bedinghaus/Qualls it will only hurt him in the end. If you like the stadiums, you're gonna love Mayor Roxanne Qualls.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Qualls celebrates the stadiums as a success
Dear fellow tax hikers, we hope you enjoyed Tuesday night's Cincinnati Mayoral Debate as much as we did. Roxanne Qualls wasted no time proving that she is the best choice for Mayor.
In fact, in her opening statement Roxy cited her role in building the two stadiums as one of her major successes! We could not agree more. Please review Ms. Qualls' remarks:
And thank goodness for that! Those stadiums have been this region's greatest economic development project in decades. Just ask Mike Brown and Bob Bedinghaus.
Roxanne was on a roll, and continued:
Indeed, this website has taken a lead in celebrating the success of the work Bob Bedinghaus and Roxanne Qualls did to get us those two stadiums. Sadly, John Cranley does not agree with us. Cranley has criticized the stadiums and what they've done for this community. How dare he!
A candidate's past history can provide excellent guidance as to what they'll do in the future. Qualls was a major force in getting us those stadiums and rightly brags about it today. Cranley thinks it was a mistake. Knowing that, who do you trust to build us the generation of great, high-taxing public projects? We say Qualls!
In fact, in her opening statement Roxy cited her role in building the two stadiums as one of her major successes! We could not agree more. Please review Ms. Qualls' remarks:
I led the effort that put in place the basic infrastructure and master plan for what we now celebrate as The Banks and Smale Riverfront Park.....And we built two new stadiums.
And thank goodness for that! Those stadiums have been this region's greatest economic development project in decades. Just ask Mike Brown and Bob Bedinghaus.
Roxanne was on a roll, and continued:
But now it is very difficult to find people who oppose those things because we celebrate them as our success.
Indeed, this website has taken a lead in celebrating the success of the work Bob Bedinghaus and Roxanne Qualls did to get us those two stadiums. Sadly, John Cranley does not agree with us. Cranley has criticized the stadiums and what they've done for this community. How dare he!
A candidate's past history can provide excellent guidance as to what they'll do in the future. Qualls was a major force in getting us those stadiums and rightly brags about it today. Cranley thinks it was a mistake. Knowing that, who do you trust to build us the generation of great, high-taxing public projects? We say Qualls!
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Qualls upset at the voters
Dear fellow tax hikers, finally Roxanne Qualls is expressing her frustration with Cincinnati voters who are too stupid to understand all of the big, wonderful projects she has championed. This was learned after a recent debate where Roxanne unleashed this bomb:
We implore you to read the rest of our blog entry while listening to the following embedded violin arrangement. Due to a recent Youtube glitch you might have to manually unclick the mute button. Please make sure this is playing:
We fully agree with Roxanne Qualls. She deserves to be treated better by Cincinnati voters who lack the sophistication to understand her big ideas.
Roxanne has spent lots of time explaining to voters all of the benefits of the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax that she championed. Those stadiums have brought much wealth and prosperity to Hamilton County. But too many stupid voters don't understand this, and Roxy is right to be angry about it.
Roxanne has spent a significant amount of time over the past 5 years explaining to people how great the streetcar will be. She knows it will be almost as great for Cincinnati as the stadiums have been for Hamilton County. Once those rails go down, prosperity will follow. But few people outside downtown and Over The Rhine understand this sophisticated argument. She is right to be angry at all the dumb Cincinnati voters who fail to understand this.
Roxanne has also spent much of the last year explaining to people all the great benefits of the parking plan. Smart people understand, but all the dumb Cincinnati voters supporting Cranley don't.
Everyone needs to understand this - Roxanne Qualls is smarter than everyone else. She is too smart for the voters. Roxy is right to be angry at the voters. They are too dumb to understand policy discussions and it's unfair she could lose the election because of it.
The only way Qualls could lose to Cranley is if Cincinnati voters aren't smart enough to understand the brilliance of her stadium, streetcar, and parking plan ideas. Wouldn't that be tragic?
"I realized last night that people want a cage fight, not a policy discussion.”
We implore you to read the rest of our blog entry while listening to the following embedded violin arrangement. Due to a recent Youtube glitch you might have to manually unclick the mute button. Please make sure this is playing:
We fully agree with Roxanne Qualls. She deserves to be treated better by Cincinnati voters who lack the sophistication to understand her big ideas.
Roxanne has spent lots of time explaining to voters all of the benefits of the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax that she championed. Those stadiums have brought much wealth and prosperity to Hamilton County. But too many stupid voters don't understand this, and Roxy is right to be angry about it.
Roxanne has spent a significant amount of time over the past 5 years explaining to people how great the streetcar will be. She knows it will be almost as great for Cincinnati as the stadiums have been for Hamilton County. Once those rails go down, prosperity will follow. But few people outside downtown and Over The Rhine understand this sophisticated argument. She is right to be angry at all the dumb Cincinnati voters who fail to understand this.
Roxanne has also spent much of the last year explaining to people all the great benefits of the parking plan. Smart people understand, but all the dumb Cincinnati voters supporting Cranley don't.
Everyone needs to understand this - Roxanne Qualls is smarter than everyone else. She is too smart for the voters. Roxy is right to be angry at the voters. They are too dumb to understand policy discussions and it's unfair she could lose the election because of it.
The only way Qualls could lose to Cranley is if Cincinnati voters aren't smart enough to understand the brilliance of her stadium, streetcar, and parking plan ideas. Wouldn't that be tragic?
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Qualls defends supporting the Stadium Tax
Dear fellow tax hikers, all of you are aware of the huge, pivotal role that Roxanne Qualls played in the passage of the Bob Bedinghaus Stadium Tax that we all enjoy today. We are delighted to learn that Roxanne continues to defend her advocacy of this important tax.
During a recent online chat a user quizzed Roxy about her support for the stadium investment, and asked her if the streetcar investment will be just as successful. The Queen affirmed her backing for these investments.
Roxanne Qualls is right to defend her vital role in passing the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax. That tax has done so much good for our community. And the streetcar will be almost as great. Roxanne says so, and so do we.
During a recent online chat a user quizzed Roxy about her support for the stadium investment, and asked her if the streetcar investment will be just as successful. The Queen affirmed her backing for these investments.
Roxanne Qualls is right to defend her vital role in passing the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax. That tax has done so much good for our community. And the streetcar will be almost as great. Roxanne says so, and so do we.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Cranley criticizes Qualls for supporting stadium tax
Dear fellow tax hikers, how dare John Cranley criticize Roxanne Qualls for her pivotal support of the Bob Bedinghaus Stadium Tax! Cranley had the nerve to do this earlier today during his public chat on WCPO.
This is unfair criticism. Roxanne Qualls The Stadium Queen deserves nothing but love for her huge role in passing the Stadium Tax. The Stadium Tax had failed to crack 50% in the polls until Roxanne appeared in the campaign ads - a theme we detailed in an earlier entry.
We also object to Cranley criticizing The Queen for her role in moving the Bengals stadium west, thus adding anywhere from $70 million to $150 million depending on who you ask. Bedinghaus and Qualls had to hide these costs from the public before the vote or else the tax would have been harder to pass. We tax hikers routinely pull this trick - underestimate the costs to win the vote, then add the costs after the fact when it's too late to go back.
We applaud Roxanne Qualls for everything she did to pass the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax. Because of Roxy we have been paying that tax for 17 years and we'll be paying for over 20 more, not to mention our enjoyment of all the benefits it has brought. Cranley has no right to criticize Roxanne for her fantastic work on these stadiums which have brought so much good to Hamilton County.
This is unfair criticism. Roxanne Qualls The Stadium Queen deserves nothing but love for her huge role in passing the Stadium Tax. The Stadium Tax had failed to crack 50% in the polls until Roxanne appeared in the campaign ads - a theme we detailed in an earlier entry.
We also object to Cranley criticizing The Queen for her role in moving the Bengals stadium west, thus adding anywhere from $70 million to $150 million depending on who you ask. Bedinghaus and Qualls had to hide these costs from the public before the vote or else the tax would have been harder to pass. We tax hikers routinely pull this trick - underestimate the costs to win the vote, then add the costs after the fact when it's too late to go back.
We applaud Roxanne Qualls for everything she did to pass the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax. Because of Roxy we have been paying that tax for 17 years and we'll be paying for over 20 more, not to mention our enjoyment of all the benefits it has brought. Cranley has no right to criticize Roxanne for her fantastic work on these stadiums which have brought so much good to Hamilton County.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Discussion: Cincinnati Mayoral Primary
Dear fellow tax hikers, we hope everyone has had a chance to calm down after the stunning defeat of our Roxanne Qualls in Tuesday's Mayoral Primary. If we have any hope of overcoming this setback to win in November we must quickly learn from our failures and rebuild.
We are asking for reader participation. Tell us, why do you think Roxanne Qualls lost this primary? Is it because people didn't know about all the taxes she raised. Is it because more people weren't aware of her pivotal role in passing the Bob Bedinghaus Stadium Tax? Is it because people for some reason didn't think it was appropriate for her to run a campaign ad showing a dog pissing on a Cranley sign? Is it because her legions of supporters simply forgot to vote that day?
After you explain Roxanne's loss, we'd also like your advice explaining how we can turn this campaign around. We need Roxanne Qualls to win in November. If she loses, the streetcar might be stopped, the parking plan might be stopped, and we might not get any new tax increases for a while. We must turn this around.
We are asking for reader participation. Tell us, why do you think Roxanne Qualls lost this primary? Is it because people didn't know about all the taxes she raised. Is it because more people weren't aware of her pivotal role in passing the Bob Bedinghaus Stadium Tax? Is it because people for some reason didn't think it was appropriate for her to run a campaign ad showing a dog pissing on a Cranley sign? Is it because her legions of supporters simply forgot to vote that day?
After you explain Roxanne's loss, we'd also like your advice explaining how we can turn this campaign around. We need Roxanne Qualls to win in November. If she loses, the streetcar might be stopped, the parking plan might be stopped, and we might not get any new tax increases for a while. We must turn this around.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Roxanne Qualls, The Stadium Queen
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| Roxanne Qualls, with Bob Bedinghaus and Mike Brown |
Dear fellow tax hikers, for many years former Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus has received most of the credit for the wildly successful stadium tax that has brought much wealth and prosperity to Hamilton County. However, he did not do it alone. As the evidence shows, Roxanne Qualls was more responsible than anyone for winning the Stadium Tax vote.
Roxanne Qualls not only supported the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax, she was a pivotal force in getting it passed. A detailed analysis of this and more can be found in the June 1996 edition of Cincinnati Magazine, Pages 68-74.
Passing this wonderful tax increase took a lot of work. Roxanne was there from the beginning:
Bedinghaus, Qualls, and Voinovich - a holy trinity of legendary tax hikers. (and some people say it is Cranley who works too closely with Republicans)
But the Bedinghaus tax wasn't polling well early in the campaign and needed a boost to make sure this vitally important tax increase passed. Enter Roxanne Qualls!
It was Roxanne Qualls who pushed the Bedinghaus tax ahead in the polls. And it was Roxanne who kept it that way:
Qualls knows a good deal when she sees one, and the Bedinghaus stadium deal was one of the best. The Roxanne Qualls stadiums were an "investment". Just like the Roxanne Qualls streetcar is also an "investment".
While we give a ton of credit to Bob Bedinghaus for giving us this fantastic stadium deal, he isn't the one who won it at the polls - that was Roxanne Qualls. We thank Roxy from the bottom of our hearts for everything she did to pass the
It was Roxanne Qualls who supported the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax. It was Roxanne Qualls who worked tirelessly on the Stadium Tax campaign. It was Roxanne Qualls who went on tv to get the Stadium Tax passed. If it wasn't for Roxy, we would not be paying that Stadium Tax for the Bedinghaus stadium deals today. Wouldn't that be awful? Thanks to Roxanne, we've been paying that Stadium Tax for many years, and we will be for many many more.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
New taxpayer-funded carpeting for Mike Brown
Dear fellow tax hikers, get ready to send more money to Mike Brown and the Cincinnati Bengals! Mikey needs new carpeting. And according to WCPO, you're going to pay for it.
This new carpeting will cost Hamilton County taxpayers a cool $1 million. We endorse this expenditure and believe it's worth every cent. We can't think of a better way to spend $1 million of tax money than to provide Mr. Brown new carpeting.
This opportunity is possible because of the great work done by Bob Bedinghaus and Roxanne Qualls to sell the public on the benefits of taxpayer-funded stadiums. If it was not for those two fine leaders, Mike Brown would have to pay for his own carpet and we wouldn't want that.
This new carpeting will cost Hamilton County taxpayers a cool $1 million. We endorse this expenditure and believe it's worth every cent. We can't think of a better way to spend $1 million of tax money than to provide Mr. Brown new carpeting.
This opportunity is possible because of the great work done by Bob Bedinghaus and Roxanne Qualls to sell the public on the benefits of taxpayer-funded stadiums. If it was not for those two fine leaders, Mike Brown would have to pay for his own carpet and we wouldn't want that.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Hamilton County's new stadium tax
Dear fellow tax hikers, get ready to pay more taxes for the stadiums. Our Hamilton County Commissioners are deciding which tax to raise to give more money to Mike Brown and the Bengals and we think that's fantastic! Hamilton County's #1 priority is to enrich the Bengals and we will not allow our county government to put off that task anymore.
Commissioner Todd Portune wants to raise the Sales Tax. Commission President Greg Hartmann wants to raise your Property Taxes. Republicans for Higher Taxes wholeheartedly endorses both a Property Tax increase and Sales Tax increase.
Mike Brown needs that money. You don't. According to Forbes, the Cincinnati Bengals earned an operating income of only $44.7 million in 2011, and that's not enough. You should be willing to pay more taxes to ensure our beloved Bengals earn a sufficient income, and after this Wednesday's Commission meeting you will.
This stadium deal has been a rousing success for Hamilton County, just like Bob Bedinghaus, Stadium Dave Linnenberg, and Roxanne Qualls said it would. It made Cincinnati a "major league city", led to great economic growth, made everyone richer, cured cancer, and grew the tax base. That we need another stadium tax increase to bail out the first one is fine with us. It's time to give Mike Brown and Bob Bedinghaus more of our money. Raise those Sales Taxes and Property Taxes now.
Commissioner Todd Portune wants to raise the Sales Tax. Commission President Greg Hartmann wants to raise your Property Taxes. Republicans for Higher Taxes wholeheartedly endorses both a Property Tax increase and Sales Tax increase.
Mike Brown needs that money. You don't. According to Forbes, the Cincinnati Bengals earned an operating income of only $44.7 million in 2011, and that's not enough. You should be willing to pay more taxes to ensure our beloved Bengals earn a sufficient income, and after this Wednesday's Commission meeting you will.
This stadium deal has been a rousing success for Hamilton County, just like Bob Bedinghaus, Stadium Dave Linnenberg, and Roxanne Qualls said it would. It made Cincinnati a "major league city", led to great economic growth, made everyone richer, cured cancer, and grew the tax base. That we need another stadium tax increase to bail out the first one is fine with us. It's time to give Mike Brown and Bob Bedinghaus more of our money. Raise those Sales Taxes and Property Taxes now.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Hartmann's Property Tax Hike Fails
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are extremely mad at Hamilton County Commissioners Chris Monzel and Todd Portune for voting to keep their promise to the voters by maintaining the Property Tax Rollback. We are disgusted that they refused to support the fantastic property tax increase championed by Commissioner Greg Hartmann. Because of this awful 2-1 vote, Hamilton County homeowners will not be paying higher taxes for the Bengals and Reds stadiums.
This is a terrible day for the tax-hiking movement. It was a great chance to raise taxes. Tax Hike Hartmann knows higher property taxes are needed to ensure Mike Brown and the Bengals are provided everything they want. Tax Hike Hartmann knows our property taxes are too low and must be raised. Tax Hike Hartmann knows that the Property Tax Rollback was a promise made to be broken.
We at Republicans for Higher Taxes are officially withdrawing our long-standing support for Portune. He has betrayed our movement time and time again this year by refusing to supporting higher property taxes for the stadiums and museums, supporting a stadium ticket fee so that those who use the stadiums pay for them, and opposing new gifts to Mike Brown. Portune no longer understands that the taxpayers should always come last.
We also call on our beloved Republican Chairman Alex Triantafilou to throw Monzel out of the Republican Party. We're the party of higher taxes and Monzel isn't respecting this fact! He was ordered to obey Tax Hike Hartmann and refused, just as he disobeyed Simon Leis in 2007 by opposing the Leis Sales Tax increase.
We applaud Tax Hike Hartmann for his fantastic pro-tax leadership. We hope his staff took the time to visit their favorite OTR bars and enjoy their favorite beverages. We will work tirelessly to find good tax-and-spend Republicans to replace those awful fiscal conservatives Monzel and Portune.
This is a terrible day for the tax-hiking movement. It was a great chance to raise taxes. Tax Hike Hartmann knows higher property taxes are needed to ensure Mike Brown and the Bengals are provided everything they want. Tax Hike Hartmann knows our property taxes are too low and must be raised. Tax Hike Hartmann knows that the Property Tax Rollback was a promise made to be broken.
We at Republicans for Higher Taxes are officially withdrawing our long-standing support for Portune. He has betrayed our movement time and time again this year by refusing to supporting higher property taxes for the stadiums and museums, supporting a stadium ticket fee so that those who use the stadiums pay for them, and opposing new gifts to Mike Brown. Portune no longer understands that the taxpayers should always come last.
We also call on our beloved Republican Chairman Alex Triantafilou to throw Monzel out of the Republican Party. We're the party of higher taxes and Monzel isn't respecting this fact! He was ordered to obey Tax Hike Hartmann and refused, just as he disobeyed Simon Leis in 2007 by opposing the Leis Sales Tax increase.
We applaud Tax Hike Hartmann for his fantastic pro-tax leadership. We hope his staff took the time to visit their favorite OTR bars and enjoy their favorite beverages. We will work tirelessly to find good tax-and-spend Republicans to replace those awful fiscal conservatives Monzel and Portune.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Help pass Hartmann's tax hike
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are down to two days left to raise taxes on Hamilton County homeowners. Tax Hike Hartmann is working furiously to gather a second vote to increase property taxes to give more money to Mike Brown and the Bengals. This tax increase is too important to worry about what the voters want.
If this tax increase doesn't pass, the Bengals might have to pay their own electric bills. If Tax Hike Hartmann doesn't get his way, the Bengals might have to pay for their own stadium upgrades. If homeowners don't pay more taxes, suburbanites might be able to spend money on their own schools instead of subsidizing the Cincinnati Public Schools. Could you imagine this? As you can see, it is urgent that we join Tax Hike Hartmann in passing his big property tax hike.
We are the party of higher taxes. Raising taxes is what Republicans do best. It is Republicans who proposed the Stadium Sales Tax. It is Republicans who voted for the Stadium Sales Tax. It is Republicans who negotiated the stadium leases that have done so much good for our county. It is Republicans plus David A. Pepper who raised property taxes last year to give even more money to the Bengals.
We call on Commissioners Chris Monzel and Todd Portune to end their support for the Property Tax Rollback. It is time to break their promises and join Tax Hike Hartmann to pass this important tax increase. Now is the time for higher stadium taxes and more stadium spending. Tax us more!
If this tax increase doesn't pass, the Bengals might have to pay their own electric bills. If Tax Hike Hartmann doesn't get his way, the Bengals might have to pay for their own stadium upgrades. If homeowners don't pay more taxes, suburbanites might be able to spend money on their own schools instead of subsidizing the Cincinnati Public Schools. Could you imagine this? As you can see, it is urgent that we join Tax Hike Hartmann in passing his big property tax hike.
We are the party of higher taxes. Raising taxes is what Republicans do best. It is Republicans who proposed the Stadium Sales Tax. It is Republicans who voted for the Stadium Sales Tax. It is Republicans who negotiated the stadium leases that have done so much good for our county. It is Republicans plus David A. Pepper who raised property taxes last year to give even more money to the Bengals.
We call on Commissioners Chris Monzel and Todd Portune to end their support for the Property Tax Rollback. It is time to break their promises and join Tax Hike Hartmann to pass this important tax increase. Now is the time for higher stadium taxes and more stadium spending. Tax us more!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Hartmann's Tax Hike fails to gain support
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are facing a moment of truth. Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartmann had planned on passing his big property tax increase at today's Commission meeting, but failed to find a second vote. This fight continues. Tax Hike Hartmann is working very hard to raise your taxes and we will stand behind him 100%.
This is the most important tax increase we have faced....than at anytime in the past two weeks. Mike Brown deserves that money. Mike Brown needs that money and he needs it more than you do.
This property tax increase only affects the stupid homeowners in Hamilton County. It doesn't affect people like me and my civil domestic partner, or our Section 8 landlord. Just because the voters were promised this money when they passed the Stadium Sales Tax increase doesn't mean they should get it. Promises are made to be broken, especially promises made to the lowly taxpayers.
We condemn Commissioners Chris Monzel and Todd Portune for standing in the way of this fantastic property tax increase. Monzel needs to learn his role. Republicans are the party of higher taxes. It's time for Monzel to stand in line and obey Tax Hike Hartmann and his other superiors. Contact your Commissioners and ask them to please raise our taxes. Tax us more!
This is the most important tax increase we have faced....than at anytime in the past two weeks. Mike Brown deserves that money. Mike Brown needs that money and he needs it more than you do.
This property tax increase only affects the stupid homeowners in Hamilton County. It doesn't affect people like me and my civil domestic partner, or our Section 8 landlord. Just because the voters were promised this money when they passed the Stadium Sales Tax increase doesn't mean they should get it. Promises are made to be broken, especially promises made to the lowly taxpayers.
We condemn Commissioners Chris Monzel and Todd Portune for standing in the way of this fantastic property tax increase. Monzel needs to learn his role. Republicans are the party of higher taxes. It's time for Monzel to stand in line and obey Tax Hike Hartmann and his other superiors. Contact your Commissioners and ask them to please raise our taxes. Tax us more!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Support Hartmann's Property Tax Hike
Dear fellow tax hikers, we are delighted to endorse Commissioner Greg Hartmann's property tax increase on the homeowners of Hamilton County. Tax Hike Hartmann knows that we need higher taxes to give more money to the Bengals and Reds. Sadly, Tax Hike Hartmann lacks a second vote for his excellent tax increase. We call on all of you to get busy advocating for more taxes.
When the voters of Hamilton County approved the Stadium Sales Tax increase in 1996, they were promised that 30% of these Sales Tax revenues would be refunded to homeowners in the form of a Property Tax Rollback (PTR). Through 2009, this promise was kept. Thankfully in 2010, Commissioners David Pepper and Tax Hike Hartmann broke this promise, knowing that Mike Brown and Bob Bedinghaus could spend that money better than you.
Here we are again facing this same issue for 2012. Except now, serial tax hiker David Pepper isn't on the Commission. He's been replaced by Chris Monzel, who stupidly believes that this PTR promise should be kept. Amazingly, our formerly ally Todd Portune also believes the full PTR should be maintained.
We fully support breaking this promise. The stupid voters don't deserve this money. Bob Bedinghaus, Mike Brown, and Jeff Berding should get to spend that money for you. Promises to the lowly taxpayers are made to be broken.
This situation leaves Tax Hike Hartmann without a second vote to pass this absolutely necessary tax increase. We call on all you tax hikers to lobby Monzel and Portune. Encourage them to break their word to the voters so we can send more money to the stadiums. We also want you to contact Tax Hike Hartmann's office and thank him for everything he is doing to raise our property taxes. You don't need that money; the Bengals do. Tax us more!
When the voters of Hamilton County approved the Stadium Sales Tax increase in 1996, they were promised that 30% of these Sales Tax revenues would be refunded to homeowners in the form of a Property Tax Rollback (PTR). Through 2009, this promise was kept. Thankfully in 2010, Commissioners David Pepper and Tax Hike Hartmann broke this promise, knowing that Mike Brown and Bob Bedinghaus could spend that money better than you.
Here we are again facing this same issue for 2012. Except now, serial tax hiker David Pepper isn't on the Commission. He's been replaced by Chris Monzel, who stupidly believes that this PTR promise should be kept. Amazingly, our formerly ally Todd Portune also believes the full PTR should be maintained.
We fully support breaking this promise. The stupid voters don't deserve this money. Bob Bedinghaus, Mike Brown, and Jeff Berding should get to spend that money for you. Promises to the lowly taxpayers are made to be broken.
This situation leaves Tax Hike Hartmann without a second vote to pass this absolutely necessary tax increase. We call on all you tax hikers to lobby Monzel and Portune. Encourage them to break their word to the voters so we can send more money to the stadiums. We also want you to contact Tax Hike Hartmann's office and thank him for everything he is doing to raise our property taxes. You don't need that money; the Bengals do. Tax us more!
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