Re: So... the 1300 jobs cost Lafayette taxpayers $ in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r12791134 en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:25:09 EDT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:25:09 EDT Re: What you people all fail to realize... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12798012 anon : Revenue bonds to be paid back over 25 years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12798012 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:57:42 EDT Re: So... the 1300 jobs cost Lafayette taxpayers $ http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12792516 JTRockville : Private schools are doing just fine, even though free public schools exist. Lafayette won't be giving away subscriptions, so what's the problem?

Tacoma's Click! network is an example of a municipal system coexisting with investor-owned cable and telephone companies.

I don't see anyone going "belly up" over Lafayette's system, unless they're totally incompetent.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12792516 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:48:36 EDT Re: So... the 1300 jobs cost Lafayette taxpayers $ http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12792450 ColdFiltered : I was thinking it had to do more with government competing in the free-market. When the government competes in the free market as a not-for-profit institution then no sane private or publicly traded company can afford to compete.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12792450 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:42:37 EDT Re: What you people all fail to realize... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12792331 jsouth : You do know you pay taxes to the state which are separate from federal taxes for things like this don't you? That is why you file a state tax return.
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BTK is Caught!!!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12792331 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:30:21 EDT Re: What you people all fail to realize... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791719 JTRockville : Which project is being funded with federal dollars? BS/Cingular call center, or the Lafayette municipal system?

Either way, I think you're mistaken.

The $18m for the BS/Cingular call center all came from Lafayette and Louisiana:

said by the advocate article in the news item:
The concessions include $10 million in state tax breaks, donation of land and the building from LEDA and discounted utilities from LUS, Gothreaux said.


State = Louisiana
LEDA = Lafayette Economic Development Authority
LUS = Lafayette Utilities System

I'm not sure how Lafayette plans to fund the municipal system, but I'd be absolutely shocked if the feds contributed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791719 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:13:28 EDT What you people all fail to realize... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791602 blah194 : ...is that this fiber project is NOT being funded by the Lafayette citizens, but by you guessed it, the federal government (a.k.a. the taxpayers). So you should keep that in mind next time you rail on about Bell and Cox being afraid of competition.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791602 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:59:19 EDT Re: So... the 1300 jobs cost Lafayette taxpayers $ http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791158 ronpin : ...

BellSouth HR Dept.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791158 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:46:21 EDT Re: So... the 1300 jobs cost Lafayette taxpayers $ http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791134 cdru : I think it's funny how giving consumers a choice is a monopoly.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791134 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:43:07 EDT Re: So... the 1300 jobs cost Lafayette taxpayers $ http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791045 batageek : "Is it the place of a local government to subsidize the private sector?"

Hehehe

Very nice, JT....dodge, parry, lance, thrust!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791045 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:31:02 EDT Re: So... the 1300 jobs cost Lafayette taxpayers $ http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791035 Topmounter : The Bellsouth person is concerned that... ...the municipally run fiber project could create a local monopoly.








I am at a loss for words.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791035 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:29:51 EDT So... the 1300 jobs cost Lafayette taxpayers $18m? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791005 JTRockville : Interesting to know the Lafayette taxpayers are willing to subsidize private enterprise too.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12791005 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:24:32 EDT