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Old 07-22-2009, 09:07 AM
 
Location: Omaha Nebraska and dreamland when I am sleeping
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City Council Uneasy About Tax Hikes - Omaha News Story - KETV Omaha (http://www.ketv.com/news/20141509/detail.html - broken link)
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Old 07-22-2009, 10:51 AM
 
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So we elected a Democrat to be the mayor of Omaha, and now we're surprised to hear him say that he wants to raise taxes?
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Old 07-22-2009, 11:05 AM
 
Location: Downtown Omaha
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The taxes are not that big of deal. The propery tax is only $24 per $100,000 of assesessed value. You can't find an extra $24-$36 a year?

The entertainment tax is pretty miniscule too.

Also if you want to do more to help Omaha out, SHOP IN OMAHA. Stop going to Sarpy county and Iowa to do any shopping. We continue to lose money in sales tax because of Omaha not having the stranglehold on shopping that we used to.
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Old 07-22-2009, 11:33 AM
 
Location: Omaha Nebraska and dreamland when I am sleeping
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The taxes are not that big of deal. The propery tax is only $24 per $100,000 of assesessed value. You can't find an extra $24-$36 a year?

The entertainment tax is pretty miniscule too.

Also if you want to do more to help Omaha out, SHOP IN OMAHA. Stop going to Sarpy county and Iowa to do any shopping. We continue to lose money in sales tax because of Omaha not having the stranglehold on shopping that we used to.



some of us would use the movie theatres in Omaha if they didnt cost 9 bucks a ticket




in council bluffs, you can see movies for 4 dollars before noon.
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Old 07-22-2009, 11:54 AM
 
Location: Downtown Omaha
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Then enjoy making up the money you spend in CB through Omaha taxes.
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Old 07-22-2009, 12:06 PM
 
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What Suttle isn't honest enough to admit is that not only are they going to raise the property tax rate, they're going to go through and re-assess houses. We're not only talking about a $24 increase on a $100,000 home. That $100,000 home will suddenly, mysteriously, become a $150,000 home.
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Old 07-22-2009, 12:40 PM
 
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some of us would use the movie theatres in Omaha if they didnt cost 9 bucks a ticket




in council bluffs, you can see movies for 4 dollars before noon.

Yeah that's what I want to do. Roll out of bed and head to the movies!?!
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Old 07-22-2009, 02:12 PM
 
Location: Tampa (by way of Omaha)
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Also if you want to do more to help Omaha out, SHOP IN OMAHA. Stop going to Sarpy county and Iowa to do any shopping. We continue to lose money in sales tax because of Omaha not having the stranglehold on shopping that we used to.
That's what is so funny about the people on the KETV boards. They're like "you want to tax me a little more? FINE! I'll shop somewhere else!!" They don't stop to think that when all the sales tax income dries up, they'll just get another tax increase.
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Old 07-22-2009, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Omaha Nebraska and dreamland when I am sleeping
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Then enjoy making up the money you spend in CB through Omaha taxes.
maybe if Marcus Theatres tried to compete price wise with Star Cinema 16 in CB


maybe people like me wouldnt be going into CB
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Old 07-22-2009, 03:33 PM
 
Location: Omaha, NE
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maybe if Marcus Theatres tried to compete price wise with Star Cinema 16 in CB


maybe people like me wouldnt be going into CB
But the more you or others continue to not shop in Omaha, the more taxes will be a problem. Do you see the pattern here?
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