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Offline Zeus

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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #50 on: November 08, 2012, 02:46:21 PM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on November 08, 2012, 11:00:07 AM
Just curious, how come Hollywood gets all these tax breaks? I know they request tax breaks to keep filming in California, but why do they even ask for tax breaks? and why do they get them? shouldn't they pay their fair share?

Libs aren't totally adverse to tax breaks/abatements and the such. They just reserve the right to pick winners and losers.
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #51 on: November 08, 2012, 02:51:56 PM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on November 08, 2012, 11:00:07 AM
Just curious, how come Hollywood gets all these tax breaks? I know they request tax breaks to keep filming in California, but why do they even ask for tax breaks? and why do they get them? shouldn't they pay their fair share?

I'm not familiar with their tax breaks, but Hollywood goes out of state and out of country because of what it costs them to shoot a film.  Maybe the breaks are so they will stay here and film????????
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #52 on: November 08, 2012, 04:32:26 PM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on November 08, 2012, 11:00:07 AM
Just curious, how come Hollywood gets all these tax breaks? I know they request tax breaks to keep filming in California, but why do they even ask for tax breaks? and why do they get them? shouldn't they pay their fair share?

I'll tell you why, straight from the LA times. The film industry is hemorrhaging jobs in kalifornia to lower tax locales. In all other cases job losses have nothing to do with taxes and regulations except in the film industry where they do.

See also, taxes on cigarettes and energy lessen demand for cigarettes and energy but taxes on investment income will increase investing.

Also see leftism is a mental disease and 1+1=POTATO.

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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #53 on: November 08, 2012, 04:33:56 PM »
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Come to Colorado. Shorter move and we could use some sane CA'ers to counter all the San Fransickos that moved to Boulder.
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Cost of living played skyrocket, and the quality of life played brick.
Kids want me to move back in a year when I retire. Not gonna do it.
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #54 on: November 08, 2012, 07:25:57 PM »
Quote from: Zeus on November 08, 2012, 02:46:21 PM
Libs aren't totally adverse to tax breaks/abatements and the such.
That's true. Otherwise, wind power, solar power, and these goofy electric cars would not exist.

And they will all cease to exist the moment the handouts stop.
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #55 on: November 08, 2012, 09:44:45 PM »
Quote from: Dori on November 08, 2012, 02:51:56 PM
I'm not familiar with their tax breaks, but Hollywood goes out of state and out of country because of what it costs them to shoot a film.  Maybe the breaks are so they will stay here and film????????

Yes, but it's hypocritical of them to do that, they keep saying they want to pay more taxes so why do they ask for tax breaks and get them?
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #56 on: November 08, 2012, 09:45:47 PM »
Quote from: jukin on November 08, 2012, 04:32:26 PM
I'll tell you why, straight from the LA times. The film industry is hemorrhaging jobs in kalifornia to lower tax locales. In all other cases job losses have nothing to do with taxes and regulations except in the film industry where they do.

See also, taxes on cigarettes and energy lessen demand for cigarettes and energy but taxes on investment income will increase investing.

Also see leftism is a mental disease and 1+1=POTATO.

Hollywood is being hypocritical then, and they need to be called out on it.
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #57 on: November 08, 2012, 09:48:44 PM »
Quote from: jukin on November 08, 2012, 04:32:26 PM
I'll tell you why, straight from the LA times. The film industry is hemorrhaging jobs in kalifornia to lower tax locales. In all other cases job losses have nothing to do with taxes and regulations except in the film industry where they do.
The porn industry says it's leaving because of the new L.A. County rubber law.
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #58 on: November 09, 2012, 02:41:42 PM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on November 08, 2012, 11:00:07 AM
Just curious, how come Hollywood gets all these tax breaks? I know they request tax breaks to keep filming in California, but why do they even ask for tax breaks? and why do they get them? shouldn't they pay their fair share?

Why yes, yes they should.   I posted an article on my FB about that and may have even mentioned or posted  it here.  The jist of it was that the Republcans should embrace a return of the  Enterainment tax.    Not really a new tax just reinstate an old one and drop all Hollywierd tax credits plus demand all films use generally accepted accountng procedures (not the bs they use now).   The premise was that who in Hollywood would throw the first stone. A win / win.
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #59 on: November 09, 2012, 02:44:28 PM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on November 08, 2012, 11:00:07 AM
Just curious, how come Hollywood gets all these tax breaks? I know they request tax breaks to keep filming in California, but why do they even ask for tax breaks? and why do they get them? shouldn't they pay their fair share?

Funny thing is Hollywood is not the biggest money maker for California.
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Re: California fires the first round at the 1-percenters
« Reply #60 on: November 09, 2012, 02:58:36 PM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on November 08, 2012, 09:44:45 PM
Yes, but it's hypocritical of them to do that, they keep saying they want to pay more taxes so why do they ask for tax breaks and get them?

Downtown L.A. they shoot commercials and movie scenes.  The city likes when they do that and even supplies extra police.  It makes the rest of us mad because of traffic and parking problems we already have to begin with.
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