[Vision2020] RE:The Key to Helping Downtown Moscow Thrive

[J Ford]

UI student's don't shop?  So the crowds in the downtown area and in the 
malls are.......who?  Certainly not NSA students who, BTW, work for CC 
businesses, live in CC homes and pay CC owners rent, etc.

And not shopping therefore not paying sales tax is by NO stretch of the 
imagination a "tax evasion".

I have a feeling we have a "pot stirrer" in our midst - no one can be THIS 
knowingly naive or under this much mis-conception.

J  ;)



>From: "New man" <1564_2 at mail.com>
>To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] RE:The Key to Helping Downtown Moscow Thrive
>Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 14:29:13 -0500
>
>Tom,
>
>With NSA in the downtown, tax revenues are higher because faculty, staff
>and students buy things downtown. When they buy things they pay sales
>tax. When they pay sales tax, our tax base grows. Further, as NSA
>expands, the tax base will only improve with it--more students, more
>teachers, more sales, more sales tax.
>
>Compare this with so many of the students at the UI who, by not shopping
>are actively engaged in sales tax evasion. It's not something I enjoy
>pointing out, but it's pretty clear that NSA students have deeper pockets
>than the students at UI.
>
>However, I digress.  Please continue . . .
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Tom Hansen"
>   To: "'Donovan Arnold'" , "'B. J. Swanson'" , vision2020 at moscow.com
>   Subject: RE: [Vision2020] RE:The Key to Helping Downtown Moscow
>   Thrive
>   Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 12:18:38 -0700
>
>   >
>   > Arnold stated:
>   >
>   > "But I do understand that a college in a downtown attracts people
>   to the
>   > area and can generate revenue for the downtown businesses."
>   >
>   > Arnold, what evidence have you got that you can share to
>   substantiate this
>   > claim? What quantifiable measure can you show us to reflect
>   increased
>   > revenue in the central business district as a direct result of
>   NSA's
>   > presence?
>   >
>   > I could easily substantiate that revenue has been lost as a result
>   simply by
>   > the lack of available parking during the week.
>   >
>   > However, I digress. Please continue . . .
>   >
>   >
>   > Tom Hansen
>   > Moscow, Idaho
>   >
>   > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
>   arriving
>   > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid
>   in
>   > sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body
>   thoroughly used
>   > up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"
>   >
>   >
>   >
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