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Posted by on July 1, 2008, 9:55 pm
wrote:
>On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:58:35 -0400, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com
>wrote:
>
>> It's the 1 %'rs, and the wanna-be 1%'rs. Plus the general
>>slobs who think it's OK to trash someone elese's town for a week or
>>two every year. The policing and clean-up costs exceeded the extra
>>revenues that A FEW businesses got ( while others basically got shut
>>down for a week, like the golf course, etc ).
>
>Really? A local hotelier estimated the Horry County Government's take
>for the two weeks just from the accommodation tax at $6-8 million.
Yes, there are SOME businesses that make out, and some that
shut down for two weeks.
>His comments were there was no way for the county's businesses
>(hotels, restaurants,mom & pop businesses, etc.) to make up the loss
>of income if they did manage to kill the rally's.
His opinion of SOME businesses.
>He then proceeded to remind everyone that all those businesses had
>local residents as employees who depend on the income from the rally's
>to pay bills.
So do all the businesses that DON'T cater to that particular
event.
>
>Extra law enforcement and trash cleanup is cheap in the overall scheme
>of things.
Not when EVERYONE is paying for it, while A FEW make some
extra money. It's 'cheap for 'the few', but expensive at the bottom
line.
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Posted by Twibil on July 1, 2008, 11:13 pm
On Jul 1, 6:55=A0pm, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> It's 'cheap for 'the few', but expensive at the bottom
> line.
And, as usual, you're an idiot.
No matter *what* sort of event a town holds to attract outsiders, it
will *always* put more money into some pockets than it does into
others, and -outside of an egalitarian society such as Cuba's- there
is absolutely no way this can be avoided.
But money that is spent in a town at *some* businesses tends to *stay*
in that town being recycled from one business and one pocket to the
next. It doesn't just lie around in a few bank accounts. (This is what
Reagan called [unfortunate term] the "trickle down" effect, and you
wouldn't want to call *him* a liar, now would you?)
So; if an event draws six to eight million dollars into your local
economy, and the total public outlay comes to say two million for
police overtime and so forth, the town's total economy has still
profited by several million dollars, which, even in this day and age,
is not to be sneezed at.
But I guess we shouldn't be surprised about your dog-in-the-manger
attitude. It's just what one would expect from a guy who hates lane-
splitters because it drives him nuts to see anyone else getting ahead
while he's stuck in traffic.
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Posted by Sheep on July 2, 2008, 7:46 pm
On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:55:32 -0400, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com
wrote:
>>Extra law enforcement and trash cleanup is cheap in the overall scheme
>>of things.
>
> Not when EVERYONE is paying for it, while A FEW make some
>extra money. It's 'cheap for 'the few', but expensive at the bottom
>line.
>
Are you really as stupid as you seem or just putting on an act?
Dave (Dukes Sheep)
'07 FLHTCU NAH#2 DOF #5 SENS
"Oh bother" said Pooh, as he was connected at 14.4kps
A: Because it disturbs the logical flow of the message.
Q: Why is topposting frowned upon?
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Posted by timeOday on July 1, 2008, 10:45 pm
Sheep wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:58:35 -0400, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com
> wrote:
>
>> It's the 1 %'rs, and the wanna-be 1%'rs. Plus the general
>> slobs who think it's OK to trash someone elese's town for a week or
>> two every year. The policing and clean-up costs exceeded the extra
>> revenues that A FEW businesses got ( while others basically got shut
>> down for a week, like the golf course, etc ).
>
> Really? A local hotelier estimated the Horry County Government's take
> for the two weeks just from the accommodation tax at $6-8 million.
>
> His comments were there was no way for the county's businesses
> (hotels, restaurants,mom & pop businesses, etc.) to make up the loss
> of income if they did manage to kill the rally's.
You forget, Florida is full of old people who like it quiet and boring
and who live on social security and pensions and don't care about the
economy anyways.
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Posted by lugnut on July 1, 2008, 11:59 pm
On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:45:51 -0600, timeOday
>Sheep wrote:
>> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:58:35 -0400, .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It's the 1 %'rs, and the wanna-be 1%'rs. Plus the general
>>> slobs who think it's OK to trash someone elese's town for a week or
>>> two every year. The policing and clean-up costs exceeded the extra
>>> revenues that A FEW businesses got ( while others basically got shut
>>> down for a week, like the golf course, etc ).
>>
>> Really? A local hotelier estimated the Horry County Government's take
>> for the two weeks just from the accommodation tax at $6-8 million.
>>
>> His comments were there was no way for the county's businesses
>> (hotels, restaurants,mom & pop businesses, etc.) to make up the loss
>> of income if they did manage to kill the rally's.
>
>You forget, Florida is full of old people who like it quiet and boring
>and who live on social security and pensions and don't care about the
>economy anyways.
If I recall correctly, old farts are not much of a factor in
Mertyl Beach, SC. There are however quite a few transplants
moving into the area who don't know the background of MB and
would like it to be just like where they came from instead
of where they are.
Lugnut
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