tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post8337085838209447223..comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00Comments on middletowneye: Kilian Proposes A Municipal Fee For Fast Food Franchises Near SchoolsMiddletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-68456932072750114312013-09-10T17:13:49.606-04:002013-09-10T17:13:49.606-04:00No John, wrong again. There is a STATE occupancy t...No John, wrong again. There is a STATE occupancy tax on hotel rooms and the STATE gives some of that money to the city in which the room is located. Hartford does not have the power to impose such a tax. <br /><br />Nor can you simply call a tax a license fees as you suggest. That has been tried by other municipalities in Connecticut and they have all been struck down.<br /><br />P.S. your cat Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-46022619037574659022013-09-10T14:04:04.706-04:002013-09-10T14:04:04.706-04:00After the Civic Center roof collapsed Hartford col...After the Civic Center roof collapsed Hartford collected a 4.5% sales tax on hotel stays to pay for repairs. How can you say something that has already been done, "impossible"? We're talking about a town charging a fee, not turning pumpkins into golden carriages.<br /><br />You could require licenses for operations that host unusual amounts of idling. Especially within a mile of johnplikethepopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471932507721961905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-90383800050970754552013-09-09T18:45:43.639-04:002013-09-09T18:45:43.639-04:00John the problem with your proposal has nothing to...John the problem with your proposal has nothing to do with jurisdiction, and yes, it is a total slam dunk that you cannot do what you propose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-11623040922365404522013-09-09T15:16:02.562-04:002013-09-09T15:16:02.562-04:00Adjudication of jurisdiction is hardly a slam dunk...Adjudication of jurisdiction is hardly a slam dunk for challengers of local autonomy. <br />Medical Marijuana is a violation of Federal law, and yet the Common Council voted to allow it in Middletown. Laws change when they need to be changed, and leaders don't use current laws to rule out solutions. Laws change all the time. We are not powerless, unless we choose not to fight for our johnplikethepopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471932507721961905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-81010276891564124322013-09-09T13:16:47.140-04:002013-09-09T13:16:47.140-04:00Really John? You are campaigning for mayor on the...Really John? You are campaigning for mayor on the proposal to tax fast food, completely unaware that the city doesn't have the power to impose such a tax and I am the problem? My pointing out the obvious flaw in your idea is going to lead to the collapse of the entire Western World? <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-57295098301602570652013-09-09T09:11:13.406-04:002013-09-09T09:11:13.406-04:00The biggest problem, Anonymous, are people who lim...The biggest problem, Anonymous, are people who limit their efforts to address problems to what they consider to be unchangeable codes. Childhood obesity is a huge problem,one that threatens to dissolve healthcare as we know it. If the state law becomes a problem, you change the state law. <br />By the way, do you have any solutions to this crisis you would like to volunteer? Or do you think we John Kilianhttp://carlostangopormayor.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-48921837799997577832013-09-09T05:59:11.100-04:002013-09-09T05:59:11.100-04:00Connecticut law clearly states that municipalities...Connecticut law clearly states that municipalities have no powers of taxation except those expressly given by the legislature. Can you figure out the problem now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-84978741208885798112013-09-08T22:09:16.695-04:002013-09-08T22:09:16.695-04:00I think it would take more than a genius to read t...I think it would take more than a genius to read the mind of an anonymous critic who does not explain why a city cannot tax activities completely within its jurisdiction. And it wasn't legal for CT to legalize medical marijuana, but they did, and the feds are not doing much to counter these state initiatives.<br />You can take action to help children in your city. John Kilianhttp://john.kilian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-73483291396823484492013-09-08T08:30:03.393-04:002013-09-08T08:30:03.393-04:00A genius would know that the City of Middletown la...A genius would know that the City of Middletown lacks the legal authority to impose such a fee. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-2170775774378552722013-09-08T00:16:39.666-04:002013-09-08T00:16:39.666-04:00Sounds like a great idea, very pragmatic. John Kil...Sounds like a great idea, very pragmatic. John Kilian is a genius.Dr. Freddy H Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964095656994043531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-63562466093008118702013-09-07T17:48:49.628-04:002013-09-07T17:48:49.628-04:00The point is, our children are being targeted by b...The point is, our children are being targeted by big businesses, and with deleterious effect. Why are we changing our Zoning to allow them easier access, instead of taking measures to make it harder for our children to be herded into the nutritional equivalents of crack houses?Carlos Tangohttp://carlostangopormayor.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-81167271214192541672013-09-05T10:42:59.205-04:002013-09-05T10:42:59.205-04:00This is got to be more satire from this joker Kili...This is got to be more satire from this joker Kilian!Steadyjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00520714181721651853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-29344414687612620352013-09-05T00:09:46.408-04:002013-09-05T00:09:46.408-04:00Obviously this fella is a graduate of the Bloomber...Obviously this fella is a graduate of the Bloomberg School of Management. How do you make up these things? Nobody is force-feeding Big Macs into the mouths of helpless youths.Once again, deflect the blame from the real cause and penalize business.<br />Remember, many of these school children will be working for these fast food franchises when they graduate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-35052085225869268182013-09-04T20:46:55.586-04:002013-09-04T20:46:55.586-04:00So if a corporation can pay the fee they can be wi...So if a corporation can pay the fee they can be within a mile of a school and exploit our children. Sounds more like your promoting it to raise revenue than preventing it. Not very well thought out for a Mayoral candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com