When Is Saying, 'I Want To Take Some Of YOUR $ucce$$' Flat Out Socialism / Wrong?

[easyt65]

Maine Democrats want to tax WATER....not just ANY / ALL water.

They have noticed and acknowledged that 1 specific company in their state has been consistently successful / profitable, and they have decided to step in and 'seize' some of THAT individual company's profit as a 'tax', which allows them to help themselves to money they did not help earn from a company they do not own / run.


Maine Democrats Want $100 Million Tax On Poland Spring, Critics Warn It Will Hurt Economy

Democratic state representatives in Maine want to cash in on one of the state's consistently successful business -- Poland Spring -- by establishing a water tax that would be only for the popular brand, and raise more than $100 million in taxes for the state. But, many point out the unfairness -- crafting a tax specifically for one company -- and warn this idea will deter futures businesses from opening in the Pine Tree State.


Maine's explanation for the targeted tax on 1 (ONE) company?
-- They are successful. They have the money. We want some of it.

“We need the revenue,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, stated.


The state can not live within its own existing budget, and, like other states - especially liberal states, they are searching for every source of money available and every justification for taking some of it because there is no end to the list of items and issues they want to spend YOUR money on.

Ummm....anyone else have a problem with this, even slightly?

 

[william the wie]

The Blue states are destroying their economic base after SALT cap one. The next round in the 2020 election year could cost the Ds more than one GDP in the settlement of state, local and federal civil and criminal cases. My thread on the matter is in the economic forum.

 

[TNHarley]

I would sue the shit out of that state.
Discrimination.

 

[alang1216]

Maine Democrats want to tax WATER....not just ANY / ALL water.

They have noticed and acknowledged that 1 specific company in their state has been consistently successful / profitable, and they have decided to step in and 'seize' some of THAT individual company's profit as a 'tax', which allows them to help themselves to money they did not help earn from a company they do not own / run.


Maine Democrats Want $100 Million Tax On Poland Spring, Critics Warn It Will Hurt Economy

Democratic state representatives in Maine want to cash in on one of the state's consistently successful business -- Poland Spring -- by establishing a water tax that would be only for the popular brand, and raise more than $100 million in taxes for the state. But, many point out the unfairness -- crafting a tax specifically for one company -- and warn this idea will deter futures businesses from opening in the Pine Tree State.


Maine's explanation for the targeted tax on 1 (ONE) company?
-- They are successful. They have the money. We want some of it.

“We need the revenue,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, stated.


The state can not live within its own existing budget, and, like other states - especially liberal states, they are searching for every source of money available and every justification for taking some of it because there is no end to the list of items and issues they want to spend YOUR money on.

Ummm....anyone else have a problem with this, even slightly?

Doesn't sound like socialism, it seems like communism-lite (taxed, not taken). Also seems arbitrary, crude, and short-sighted.

 

[william the wie]

I would sue the shit out of that state.
Discrimination.

Maine is small potatoes compared to the crap going on in the other Blue states

 

[NoVote]

The greatest assemblage of cretins, liars, mentally indigent vagabonds, commie country contaminators, anarchist robot pee throwing warriors, is surely the Democrat party, without a doubt.

 

[easyt65]

As time goes on, Democrats have less of a problem showing people who they really are and how far into the Socialist / Communist pool they are willing to wade....

 

[william the wie]

The bright side is as they lose tax base they also lose voter base.

 

[Dragonlady]

Maine Democrats want to tax WATER....not just ANY / ALL water.

They have noticed and acknowledged that 1 specific company in their state has been consistently successful / profitable, and they have decided to step in and 'seize' some of THAT individual company's profit as a 'tax', which allows them to help themselves to money they did not help earn from a company they do not own / run.


Maine Democrats Want $100 Million Tax On Poland Spring, Critics Warn It Will Hurt Economy

Democratic state representatives in Maine want to cash in on one of the state's consistently successful business -- Poland Spring -- by establishing a water tax that would be only for the popular brand, and raise more than $100 million in taxes for the state. But, many point out the unfairness -- crafting a tax specifically for one company -- and warn this idea will deter futures businesses from opening in the Pine Tree State.


Maine's explanation for the targeted tax on 1 (ONE) company?
-- They are successful. They have the money. We want some of it.

“We need the revenue,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, stated.


The state can not live within its own existing budget, and, like other states - especially liberal states, they are searching for every source of money available and every justification for taking some of it because there is no end to the list of items and issues they want to spend YOUR money on.

Ummm....anyone else have a problem with this, even slightly?

Your post leaves out SOOOO much, and of course, there's the lies. It wouldn't be an easy65 post without false and misleading information.

1. Like this water company is owned by "Nestles", and is NOT just a small local water company, it's the largest bottled water company in the world, one which is KNOWN for draining local aquifiers and water sources for profit.

2. The bill doesn't just apply to ONE water company, it applies to ALL water bottlers taking more than 1,500,000 gallons of water out of the ground.

HP0797, LD 1074, item 1, An Act To Establish a Tax on Water Extracted for Bottling in Order To Secure the Economic Future of Rural Maine

Read the fucking bill, asshole.

3. The State of Maine, and the local communities where the springs are located that Nestles are extracting water, are faced with higher costs for pumping and higher level of equipment failures repairs because their equipment has to pump all of the water that Nestles is selling.

Are you seriously suggesting that Nestles, one of the most profitable companies in the world, shouldn't have to pay for the additional costs they're imposing on these communities? Who the fuck do YOU think should have to pay for the new pumping equipment and the damage to the local water supplies. The citizens?

You right wingers seem to think that a company which needs educated employees, and massive amounts of infrastructure and protections to make money, shouldn't have to contibute to the costs of maintaining the government which is providing infrastructure and support to these businesses?

The right seems to think that individuals should all have to pay their own way, but corporations, who are the largest users of infrastructure and government services which they NEED in order to be profitable, should not have to pay their own way.

This wrong-headed thinking, that taxation is theft, when it is in fact YOUR share of the costs of living in a first world country, is why the USA continues to decline.

 

[Flash]

Liberals love taking money away from the people that earn it and sometimes are creative as hell figuring how to use the government to steal money from other people. Greedy sonofabitches.

 

[progressive hunter]

dont le

Liberals love taking money away from the people that earn it and sometimes are creative as hell figuring how to use the government to steal money from other people. Greedy sonofabitches.

dont leave out republicans,,,they steal just as much as any lib ever did

and they sure spend it faster

 

[Flash]

dont le

Liberals love taking money away from the people that earn it and sometimes are creative as hell figuring how to use the government to steal money from other people. Greedy sonofabitches.

dont leave out republicans,,,they steal just as much as any lib ever did

and they sure spend it faster

You are correct. Republicans are also big government spenders. They are always better than the Democrats but that is nothing to brag about seeing how low a bar the Democrats set.

After all, a million times better doesn't mean much when it is a million times zero, does it?

 

[BluesLegend]

Their $15 minimum wage crap has already destroyed 260,000 jobs and many small businesses. Including the small business AOC worked at, now CLOSED. If you think lost jobs and destroyed businesses will stop Dem's from vampire sucking them to death you are WRONG. I witnessed this in two blue states first hand, there is no end to their greed and they don't give a crap if they destroy businesses and jobs.

 

[Dragonlady]

Liberals love taking money away from the people that earn it and sometimes are creative as hell figuring how to use the government to steal money from other people. Greedy sonofabitches.

Liberals want corporations and the wealthy to pay their fair share, instead of sticking working Americans with all of the costs.

 

[dblack]

I would sue the shit out of that state.
Discrimination.

That's what they do every time they "offer" a company tax incentives to move to their state. It's the same game, wrong in any circumstance. Equal protection is fundamental. A government that simply targets people or businesses for a shake down is criminal.

 

[dblack]

Liberals love taking money away from the people that earn it and sometimes are creative as hell figuring how to use the government to steal money from other people. Greedy sonofabitches.

Liberals want corporations and the wealthy to pay their fair share, instead of sticking working Americans with all of the costs.

Hehe... "fair share".

 

[Flash]

Liberals love taking money away from the people that earn it and sometimes are creative as hell figuring how to use the government to steal money from other people. Greedy sonofabitches.

Liberals want corporations and the wealthy to pay their fair share, instead of sticking working Americans with all of the costs.

You stupid greedy Liberals have a very distorted view of what "fair share" should be.

The wealthy already pays most of the taxes in the US and corporations don't pay taxes. They simply collect money from the people that buy their goods and services and transfer the money to the filthy government.

 

[Pilot1]

"For the public good" has been more abused by government over the years, and today than just about any other statement. Yes, company's should pay for the impact to the environment and local populace they cause, just like with Fracking. However, it can not be unreasonable and cause the company to move or close which costs communities and states JOBS. This may cause Nestle and others may have to re-think where they get their water. Maine already has higher unemployment.

 

[TNHarley]

Maine Democrats want to tax WATER....not just ANY / ALL water.

They have noticed and acknowledged that 1 specific company in their state has been consistently successful / profitable, and they have decided to step in and 'seize' some of THAT individual company's profit as a 'tax', which allows them to help themselves to money they did not help earn from a company they do not own / run.


Maine Democrats Want $100 Million Tax On Poland Spring, Critics Warn It Will Hurt Economy

Democratic state representatives in Maine want to cash in on one of the state's consistently successful business -- Poland Spring -- by establishing a water tax that would be only for the popular brand, and raise more than $100 million in taxes for the state. But, many point out the unfairness -- crafting a tax specifically for one company -- and warn this idea will deter futures businesses from opening in the Pine Tree State.


Maine's explanation for the targeted tax on 1 (ONE) company?
-- They are successful. They have the money. We want some of it.

“We need the revenue,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, stated.


The state can not live within its own existing budget, and, like other states - especially liberal states, they are searching for every source of money available and every justification for taking some of it because there is no end to the list of items and issues they want to spend YOUR money on.

Ummm....anyone else have a problem with this, even slightly?

Your post leaves out SOOOO much, and of course, there's the lies. It wouldn't be an easy65 post without false and misleading information.

1. Like this water company is owned by "Nestles", and is NOT just a small local water company, it's the largest bottled water company in the world, one which is KNOWN for draining local aquifiers and water sources for profit.

2. The bill doesn't just apply to ONE water company, it applies to ALL water bottlers taking more than 1,500,000 gallons of water out of the ground.

HP0797, LD 1074, item 1, An Act To Establish a Tax on Water Extracted for Bottling in Order To Secure the Economic Future of Rural Maine

Read the fucking bill, asshole.

3. The State of Maine, and the local communities where the springs are located that Nestles are extracting water, are faced with higher costs for pumping and higher level of equipment failures repairs because their equipment has to pump all of the water that Nestles is selling.

Are you seriously suggesting that Nestles, one of the most profitable companies in the world, shouldn't have to pay for the additional costs they're imposing on these communities? Who the fuck do YOU think should have to pay for the new pumping equipment and the damage to the local water supplies. The citizens?

You right wingers seem to think that a company which needs educated employees, and massive amounts of infrastructure and protections to make money, shouldn't have to contibute to the costs of maintaining the government which is providing infrastructure and support to these businesses?

The right seems to think that individuals should all have to pay their own way, but corporations, who are the largest users of infrastructure and government services which they NEED in order to be profitable, should not have to pay their own way.

This wrong-headed thinking, that taxation is theft, when it is in fact YOUR share of the costs of living in a first world country, is why the USA continues to decline.

How many of those small water bottle companies in maine go through 1500000 gallons of water each year? Did you think about that? Probably not.
Poland spring already pays taxes. They have paid in more than 21 million. Employ over 2k people. Pay out almost 50m a year in salaries in benefits
Your totalitarian ass just cant get enough. Assholes like you are ALWAYS looking for any way to tax the shit out of people and companies.
You are a greedy, pathetic totalitarian. Gfy

 

[TNHarley]

Liberals love taking money away from the people that earn it and sometimes are creative as hell figuring how to use the government to steal money from other people. Greedy sonofabitches.

Liberals want corporations and the wealthy to pay their fair share, instead of sticking working Americans with all of the costs.

You dont know what liberals want. You dont even know what a liberal is