Monday, April 25, 2005

Posted by Bill Smith at 9:57 AM | 9 comments

SO - you mean to tell me that The State newspaper gets a big tax break - but they don't want other people to get one, too?

WOW! Just how big is this tax credit for our poor State paper?
 

Ever notice that when The State is arguing against tax reduction, it never prints the word "services" without it being preceded by the word, "essential".

As if anything the government does is essential!
 

Ohhhh “Mr. Bill,”

'There you go again' with more sour slurs. Here are your latest slurs…

...arrogant...elitist...enemy...coward...
...peasants...

Here’s a new doozie: “…press organ…”

After “press organ” you wrote “…craven…,” “…bottom…,” and “…lower…”

I hope you aren’t getting kinky on us again! 

I’m glad you did not combine “press organ” with your earlier slur that talked about...
“sheer, unadulterated ecstasy.”

Mr. Bill, try to keep this a “family site.”

Here my history file on your earlier slurs:
…lose all judgment, perspective, and good sense, inexplicably hysterical, rant, palpable nonsense, art of stupidity, simple enough for every cretin, imbecile, and Nina Brooke fan to understand…

“Mr. Bill,” personal attacks are petty and reflect poorly on you and your blog.

Frankly, I’m ashamed to know you right now. Back to your slurs:

…how low has American education sunk…

Dear me, “Mr. Bill,” now maybe you have tipped your hand. It seems this is all about attacking public education.

That’s it, isn’t it? Again, back to your slurs:

…masochist, consistently lousy features, consistently lousy paper, mindless tripe…

And the list goes on with your previous posts:

...masochist, lousy, mindless tripe, fluff-fest, über-nerd (fancy one), worst, alarmed, shoddy, gaping holes, biased, trashy, horrible, utterly miserable, klunker, odious, hackwork, cribbed, horrific, trolls…

“sheer, unadulterated ecstasy”
(a little kinky, “Bill”?)

…blathers, worst newspaper, bias, "reporter" (sarcastic quotes?), awful, less .awful, lies...

...allergic to accuracy, scare quotes, lazy, stupid or biased, distortion, biases, insufferable, jihad…

“…selective, second-rate, semi-literate, substance-free, bloviating, biased, nonsense reporting…"

Boom, blam, blammy...
...way to get’em Batman!
(yawn)

...outsized ego, whining, chicken little-ism...

...juvenile name-calling...
Bill, for you to accuse The State of name calling is pretty sad, dude.

Your friend,
The Midnight Stalker
 

Gee, Mr. Bill,

Please pay more attention. You're getting sloppy posting anonymously to your own site.

"Capital Man" seems to be reading your mind. He mentioned the "big tax break" you suggested The State gets.

The problem is, Mr.Bill, you forgot to give us the info one this mystery tax break. Say...printers ink.

Odd that Capital Man focused on something you forgot.

Maybe Anonymous is your momma. :)

I thought you were smarter...

Always, sincerely yours,
The Midnight Stalker
 

Mr. Bill,

Even more trouble in paradise.
Check my link.
http://www.statehousereport.com/columns/05.0424.neanderthal.htm

Your buddy,
The Midnight Stalker
 

Midnight Stalker,

Can you not read? Good 'old Bill brings up the tax exemption in his very first paragraph when he talks about The State being privy to tax exemptions.

Voila...you click on the link provided...and anyone with a brain can read that The State and all newspapers in South Carolina get a tax break.

Besides, there was even a move -- I think last year -- for the tax exemption to be waived and the money to be used for much needed school busses.
 

If you read the link you will find that the tax break is for the consumer. The consumer does not pay sales tax on the purchase of a newspaper.

The paper does not get the tax break.
 

PaperDog,

The consumer receives a tax "break" when he/she purchases the paper.

The paper receives a tax "break" when The State - or any other paper - purchases newsprint paper.

So - The State is getting a tax break.
 

Bill,
I for one, thank you for maintaining decorum in your comments...they could be much worse.