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Taxpayers stiffed for move across the street
While claiming to be poor, unable to afford to staff services for the general public, the City of Dayton is giving a…
17.5% of Ohioians underemployed
This isn’t a comment on the Democrats or the Republicans in Congress- because they all have failed the American…
Save it or make it? A strategy for cities.
I’m working on a piece about changes in an East Dayton community. It’s been ignored by the city and the…
31 seats of salvation for downtown
Last night I ventured to Cincinnati to see a grade school friend playing at the Blue Wisp jazz club. Before the show…
Our income is their play money
It’s so nice to know that the city of Dayton is realizing that they aren’t going to collect as much income…
The shell game continues: more taxation is not the answer
How do we make sure our region goes belly-up? Keep raising taxes to cover the mistakes of our leaders. We have too…
Your tax money, not being spent on you: Corporate Welfare in Ohio
State lawmakers are thinking about ditching the $20 late fee on license plates now that so many have complained. Now…
The real reason Dayton can’t regionalize.
There is a great article on Good.is about “Identity theft for Cities” that I’ve been waiting to talk…
Give thanks that Dayton is broke- or they’d waste more tax dollars
The business of running a city is simple- provide infrastructure and shared community services to the citizens of the…
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