<DIV>BJ,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>All of those jobs are taking more takes than generating. College professors pay lots in taxes too, but their salaries are almost 100% supported by taxes. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>"B. J. Swanson" <bjswan@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)" name=Generator> <STYLE> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} span.EmailStyle18 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> <DIV class=Section1> <DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Yes, Donovan. Perhaps you should look up the taxes that the high tech companies in Moscow contribute to the community and also look up the wages they pay. You might be pleasantly
surprised.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">B. J. Swanson<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Donovan Arnold [mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:14 PM<BR><B>To:</B> B. J. Swanson; v2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Real Economic Value<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">BJ,<o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"> <o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">I fail to understand how anything you mentioned can be defined as growth if it supported by tax dollars. Tax dollars take away from the income of residents, it doesn't add. <o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"> <o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">I think Moscow needs some tax generating industry and jobs, not just tax supported jobs. <o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT:
0.5in"> <o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">Best,<o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"> <o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>"B. J. Swanson" <bjswan@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:<o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><BR><BR>The idea of high tech jobs being a good fit and economic driver for Moscow is based on the assets and culture we already have to attract and support them. Assets being the University of Idaho, research dollars, quality of
life, arts community, etc. The high tech jobs bring in new money to support several other jobs within the community and raise the overall standard of living. Those high paying jobs will support housing, retail and overall good of the community. Very similar to the economic models of Dr. Richard Florida.<BR><BR>We are not a Seattle, San Francisco or Washington DC, won’t be in the next 100 years and it sounds like we don’t want to be. Comparing Moscow with 12,000 permanent residents with cities of over 1 million doesn’t work. We have limited resources. We are not a blue collar town and don’t have an industrial base to build from. But we are very fortunate to have two major universities nearby and should capitalize on what they have to offer.<BR><BR>At the MCA Smart Growth Forum on Monday night, Robin Woods and David Alexander explained why their companies are in Moscow instead of Seattle or San Francisco. Sue Hovey and Bev Bafus just
said the same thing. It’s quality of life. Quality of life is not an interstate, a Wal-Mart or a strip-mine. It is a sense of community, the arts, walk ability, Farmers Market, parks, open spaces, safety, good schools, Paradise Path/Latah Trail, etc. <BR> <BR>Thanks to the current City Council and Mayor, we have a new fiber optic loop funded by a grant, the first new building in Alturas Technology Park Phase II and a proposed Urban Renewal District between the Downtown and the University. These are certainly not examples of “No-Growth” and “Anti-Business” that the conservative candidates keep touting. They are also examples of a positive attitude for the future instead of dwelling in the past. <BR><BR>B. J. Swanson<BR><BR></SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">“The affluence of the few presupposes the indigence of the many." Adam Smith</SPAN></I> =======================================================<BR>List services made available
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