tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743289174557120303.post2127478333648583629..comments2023-09-02T12:25:04.558-04:00Comments on LOSANTIVILLE: ConnectionsBob Baylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066744774936733380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743289174557120303.post-74114287230170845622009-02-10T20:41:00.000-05:002009-02-10T20:41:00.000-05:00I think the chambers are trying to get a handle on...I think the chambers are trying to get a handle on it but I don't think the tax situations are going to improve. I know Lexington has really try to position itself to attract IT professionals. The KY Interstates are in much better condition than Ohio's, at least in my opinion, but their power grids weren't able to withstand the ice storms forcing them to call out the National Guard. <BR/><BR/>Personally I think developing a mass transit system between major cities would do a number of things to alleviate our economic problems. It would create cheap and efficient travel alternative to the over-priced costs of air travel. It would create jobs associated with the creation, operation and maintenance of such a system. Finally, it would make it possible for qualified workers to move easily about to where the jobs are.Bob Baylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066744774936733380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743289174557120303.post-15228071276572439082009-02-10T16:31:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:31:00.000-05:00I think most people are ok with their taxes if the...I think most people are ok with their taxes if they think they are getting their money's worth in services and infrastructure. If they think the infrastructure is crap and the bureaucracy is some kind of Kafkaesque nightmare, they'll bail in a second. I would guess regulations and infrastructure have more to do with our region not getting more businesses.<BR/>Then again, KY has done pretty well luring businesses by giving away the bank.<BR/>I saw a show on tv, once (Stossel ?) where a guy set about starting a store in several countries Somewhere in Asia he was up in a week. In Europe (Poland ?) he was still wrangling with paperwork at the time of the show. The U.S. was somewhere in between.<BR/>Crowley has an environmental proposal in the works right now that sounds admirable in purpose but would likely be a total clusterf*ck to prospective investors.<BR/>Hopefully some gummint commerce puke or chambers of commerce are finding out why businesses who consider the region either choose or reject it.Quimbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414025266566849822noreply@blogger.com