Agree, except for the part about deducting political contributions. They aren't deductible,
You bet. Go find yours at the site below. Your benefits are described in great detail in the online policy. Libtard.
You bet. Go find yours at the site below. Your benefits are described in great detail in the online policy. Libtard.
The United States Social Security Administration | SSA
Official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration.www.ssa.gov
Lots if other states face otter ways to revenue folks…Iowa doesn’t have gambling industry, “tourism” or oil. Other states face higher sales taxes…This is where Iowa is going to go soon to make up the revenue loss from the income tax deduction.
We have a surplus because the state is not spending money on things that need more funding like schools, roads, water quality, parks, etc. It's like a being a home owner that has a big bank account, but meanwhile he/she isn't maintaining his property. Sooner or later those little problems he/she refused to fix turn into big expensive problems that his bank account can't cover.
Oh you want language and not see the information about YOUR specific situation. I see. Here you go, libtard
Agreed. The reason for this isnt the lack of tax revenue though. The reason is mobility. Small towns are failing largely due to Amazon and Walmart and in many cases the ease with which people can travel to Des Moines, Omaha, Waterloo, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Quad Cities. Small stores (which bring jobs and money locally via spending and to a lesser extent sales tax) arent able to survive with the retail climate that exists. It's really as simple as that.
I think it’s more basic than this. It’s because many rural towns failed to invest in infrastructure needed to ensure their survival. What are issues in rural/small town Iowa today? Polluted ground water for sure. Outdated sanitation facilities. Rural bridges and to a lesser extent roads…Struggle to maintain daily/emergency services like police, ambulance and medical facility…these all cost money but many can be preserved abd imprivwd via smart taxation policies. Sadly, Iowans are hell-bent on cutting taxes, and trying to prove their mantra that “private” is more efficient but the reality is many of these basic services cannot survive on private enterprise alone. Hey, Iowa bought into this and Iowa is going to live with it. Small town Iowa is going to struggle, Iowa population will remain stagnate in decades to come…and Iowa will keep cutting taxes and as a result cutting off their noses to spite their face.
^^^^^This.
An audit would show something Kim doesn’t want known…that’s a main reason why she had the Legislature emasculate the position of Auditor.
You know it. Go ahead. I'm sure you've used it in the last year with your MAGA buddies,, anyway.
We pay taxes to support public services.
Especially when our taxes are used to bailout the rich. Then they make money off of it. Or farmers who vote against anybody else getting help when in need.
“Envy”… that’s a big word in MAGA land…privilege is the norm for the rich and envy is the frustration of the poor.
Wrong. Not the small town that my wife's family is from. No one is deciding to move away or not move to a town becuase of 'Polluted ground water for sure. Outdated sanitation facilities. Rural bridges and to a lesser extent roads'
Obviously Gus, you don’t pay attention to local news…but that’s fine… you are a case study in how Iowa got to where it is today, my friend. Wear your blinders and enjoy your life….meanwhile, Iowa stagnates
www.thegazette.com
But Reynolds cut their taxes!!!!!!
‘Broken system’: Iowa’s rural ambulance services strained
Two years ago, lawmakers passed a bill allowing voters in counties to declare EMS an essential service within their county and agree to pay taxes to support it. But few counties have done that yet.
Of course if you never need an ambulance or ever bother to call one, why would “you” need one? Meanwhile, these tax cuts save most Iowa families about $150-200 a year!‘Broken system’: Iowa’s rural ambulance services strained
Two years ago, lawmakers passed a bill allowing voters in counties to declare EMS an essential service within their county and agree to pay taxes to support it. But few counties have done that yet.
Finally! You get it! Congrats. This is what voters want. The Iowa Democrat party is a shambles. No one that lives here wants what you are offering up. Period.
Well that’s because you’re not very bright…if you actually need a definition…or can’t follow reality.
You happen to be discussing rural EMS with someone with a lot of knowledge about this topic. I don't think tax revenue is the main problem, a problem, yes, medicaid reimbursement needs to get better. Medicare as well (federal tax). Part of the problem is also that many are volunteer services and EMTs are aging out. Its hard to get folks that are EMTs to give away their time anymore. EMS pay needs to get better for sure but the increasing presence of corporate EMS is more at fault IMO. Additionally, with the hospital transfer problem with bed occupancy and capacity, many transfers are going an hour or more away just to find a non-critical access hospital bed with nearly full services available. Surgery, neurology, nephrology, orthopedic surgery. These long transfer costs weigh heavy on the system as well. I am aware of a recent case of a hip replacement that had to go 4 hours in Iowa, basically coast to coast, to find a hospital that had an orthopedic surgeon AND inpatient bed capacity.
Certainly including state government and legislation. Iowa’s congressional delegation does nothing to get Medicare/medicAid $$ distributed here..Kim’s privatization of MedicAud has shown no improvement in services or any monetary savings..she has refused fir 5 years to release numbers and taken away any power of oversight from the State’s Auditor to verify her claims. Meanwhile rural and small Tywin Uowa continue to lose services. Areas that have population and jobs do well in these areas, comparatively. I understand things are hard all over… the function of effective government is to ease these burdens and not exasperate them.
I am aware we have bridge issues. This was not the assertion. The assertion was that people arent moving to small towns due to bridges needing work. I disagree. I doubt that is even in the top 10.Report: Iowa has most ‘structurally deficient’ bridges in US
Nearly 1.5 million people cross the 6,616 bridges that need to be replaced every day.www.kcrg.com
No Gus… the assertion is, despite your statement, folks are not moving to Iowa in any appreciable numbers. Iowa is population stagnate…and has been for decades!
This is my #1 fear though Kim says nothing will be taken that was promised. Do I believe her? Not sure since I think it would affect her own kid.
