tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post6412174468143100708..comments2023-10-29T09:14:37.832-04:00Comments on Painfully Objective Political Analysis (POPA): Myers’ Condo & Other SillinessChris Wordenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-38924147150257320932008-05-01T18:15:00.000-04:002008-05-01T18:15:00.000-04:00I suppose you think it is alright for Woody Myers ...I suppose you think it is alright for Woody Myers to testify in Congress AGAINST the patients bill of rights. That was a republican position but then he did work for a medical insurance company and was just making sure he earned his millions.artfugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364503656694166926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-53677588469363721572008-05-01T16:18:00.000-04:002008-05-01T16:18:00.000-04:00What have you heard about Woody looking at the may...What have you heard about Woody looking at the mayor's officeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-10413149390039895562008-05-01T15:13:00.000-04:002008-05-01T15:13:00.000-04:00I'm not sure what Woody has to do with Halliburton...I'm not sure what Woody has to do with Halliburton but Senator Evan Bayh's largest contributor for years has been the Carlyle Group. <BR/>You don't suppose that they take advantage of Bayh's position on the Senate Intelligence Committee do you?<BR/>Woody's not cut from that same piece of cloth. He pulled himself up from his boostraps and that's more than can be said about any of his opponents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-92037721458957999842008-05-01T14:53:00.000-04:002008-05-01T14:53:00.000-04:00Renters do pay property taxes through their rent. ...Renters do pay property taxes through their rent. If taxes go up and a landlord starts losing money, the rent goes up.<BR/><BR/>And comparing poor people with lower value homes that struggle to pay property taxes to the super-rich like Woody is a bit of a stretch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-69053349741654621432008-05-01T14:10:00.000-04:002008-05-01T14:10:00.000-04:00...I keep forgetting things......also, if you (or ......I keep forgetting things...<BR/><BR/>...also, if you (or any investigation into Wellpoint) can unearth the minutes of the meeting where the chairman says:<BR/> <BR/>"Everybody in favor of retroactively cancelling coverage of people with high dollar claims based on failing to disclose unrelated medical information in their applications, say aye?" I'd love to see it. <BR/><BR/>Usually, when a company does something unethical or illegal, the people doing it DON'T want to share it because the more people who know, the easier it is to get caught. Look at Enron, Imclone, and the guy (whose name I can't remember offhand) who single-handedly embezzled $800 million without anybody knowing. It can be done, and it happens more than anybody knows.Chris Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-71121784760521018152008-05-01T14:06:00.000-04:002008-05-01T14:06:00.000-04:00I wanted to comment on myself first, then to anon....I wanted to comment on myself first, then to anon. I forgot to add to my post:<BR/><BR/>"Is it better to not pay property taxes you never owed or to not pay property taxes you do owe?"<BR/><BR/>Also, Woody has financial interests in a lot of companies, and he will have to either sell the shares or report them, just as every other member of Congress does. Have you seen the stocks Nancy Pelosi owns?!? <BR/><BR/>If anybody could take a financial hit to do what he believes in, I'm sure its Myers. If he were interested in benefitting himself, do you really think he'd be campaigning first and foremost on ending the War in Iraq? That's been a boon to Halliburton.<BR/><BR/>Also, people who rent don't pay property taxes, and people with lower-value homes have homestead exemptions that exceed what they owe, meaning they don't pay any property taxes. I guess that would mean none of us could be for fully funding education? <BR/><BR/>I guess we need to go back to the old days when you had to be a property owner to vote because you've just marginalized a huge segment of the Hoosier population.Chris Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-49766289000871442472008-05-01T14:01:00.000-04:002008-05-01T14:01:00.000-04:00So ensuring a future for our kids should not be an...So ensuring a future for our kids should not be an issue because he lives in a condo whose property taxes were abated by a popular (until last year) mayor and a majority Democratic city county council? Seriously? Because he once owned Halliburton stock in a mutual fund (which he instructed his fund managers to sell when he found out) he can't talk about reducing our ecological footprint either? Maybe because he has a weight problem (I do too) we should stop talking about health care too? Your logic is fatally flawedFiniFinitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12989327726984546912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-20276342653153430642008-05-01T13:54:00.000-04:002008-05-01T13:54:00.000-04:00I don't think Wellpoint/Anthem is shady nor do I f...I don't think Wellpoint/Anthem is shady nor do I fault Woody for having cash. But to say he doesn't owe anyone anything is wrong. Do you not think the same executives with whom he has worked for so long would not have a direct line of comunication with Woody when it comes to voting on matters which affect them? He has a financial interest in several companies including Haliburton which would sway the way he votes. As for the condo, I'm not making a judgement call on whether or not the Conrad should be abated. In fact, I like it a whole lot more than the useless "park" that it replaced. But Woody should not run on the issue of fully funding education, when he does not fully pay into the property tax system that funds these schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com