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TwilightZone

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3. I lived there for 20 years - the general population is quite vehemently anti-tax.

Reply to vinny9698 (Original post)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 09:08 AM

Aug 2016

They want services, services, services, but don't want to pay for them and don't seem to understand the connection. They'd vote down school bonds, road bonds, pretty much anything that would improve services and infrastructure, but would also raise taxes, even if the increase was minor. The people they elect to office have to pretty much promise to lower taxes at every opportunity to get elected.

Be careful what you wish for - you might just get it.

The funny thing is that there's a massive amount of money in Omaha - some of the wealthiest people in the country live there.

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Omaha suburbs complaining about potholes, city converts them to dirt roads. No money to fix roads. [View all] vinny9698 Aug 2016 OP

We have grass growiing in our streets. deminks Aug 2016 #1

Yep, you cut taxes, you have to make up the revenue elsewhere, or cut services. nt raccoon Aug 2016 #2

I lived there for 20 years - the general population is quite vehemently anti-tax. TwilightZone Aug 2016 #3

The "Republican Devolution" coming to a community near you . . . brush Aug 2016 #5

Maybe? imanamerican63 Aug 2016 #4

What my county has spent on gravel over the past 30 years on my country road, B Calm Aug 2016 #6

Must be lovely when it rains Yavin4 Aug 2016 #7

And clouds of dust when it doesn't. ThoughtCriminal Aug 2016 #25

looks pretty good to me, great for drifting :) snooper2 Aug 2016 #8

I'm sure it's Obama's fault. tanyev Aug 2016 #9

Deadliest Journeys should do an episode there, in about 5 years or so. closeupready Aug 2016 #10

Suburbs are expensive to maintain Clouseau2 Aug 2016 #11

The low-density shell game . . . hatrack Aug 2016 #24

Gravel roads are expensive to maintain too. B Calm Aug 2016 #12

Building the New Third World ... GeorgeGist Aug 2016 #13

oh they will love that come the winter then the thaw. nt Javaman Aug 2016 #14

Ruts and mud. Dust the rest of the time. Rock chips on their B Calm Aug 2016 #20

Tax cuts and small, limited government really are great aren't they, Republicans? Downtown Hound Aug 2016 #15

I hope we aren't headed towards being the next Kansas hibbing Aug 2016 #16

This is what happens. Stonepounder Aug 2016 #17

Success! SCVDem Aug 2016 #18

Just to explain this a little Omaha Steve Aug 2016 #19

This has nothing to do with taxes citood Aug 2016 #21

Republicans idea of going back to the good ole days. B Calm Aug 2016 #22

See Republicans? A perfect example of what your no government government gets you. Initech Aug 2016 #23

You'd think some of the residents would have mentioned that Omaha has very HIGH taxes whatthehey Aug 2016 #26