tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post3256341009101787566..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Tax Breaks Forevah!Steve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-72474167392668867602012-01-27T05:58:27.115-08:002012-01-27T05:58:27.115-08:00What a fantastic blog and so many helpful suggesti...What a fantastic blog and so many helpful suggestions! .its very help full to me <br /><br />thank u very much for the sharing the information's its too good.... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.marinersplanet.com/" rel="nofollow"> marine institute</a>rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14693945381551928978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-69472813739937222782012-01-27T00:02:53.357-08:002012-01-27T00:02:53.357-08:00I just love an organization where the President ta...I just love an organization where the President takes any sort of criticism, and instead of rationally discussing it.....He calls them a "Troll", and cites some 839 strike from like 1940....<br /><br />Really puts us at ease.<br /><br />Way to go Kaplan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-68419004666600166512012-01-25T08:53:24.495-08:002012-01-25T08:53:24.495-08:00If the studio, based in California, had to pay som...<b><i>If the studio, based in California, had to pay something like a tax for services done elsewhere, it would better level the playing field.</i></b><br /><br />Sounds good, but what if the studio was not based in California? Would a tax like this give studios an incentive to move out of California to escape this tax?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-6948802885174735362012-01-24T12:53:07.856-08:002012-01-24T12:53:07.856-08:00If the studio, based in California, had to pay som...If the studio, based in California, had to pay something like a tax for services done elsewhere, it would better level the playing field. It's probably not called a use tax or an import tax, ; I'm sure they could think up a fancy creative name for it. The purpose is that for the lowered cost of having the work done elsewhere, they would be encouraged to do it here instead if they had to pay for it back here. How about it? I know it wouldnt fly with the use of lobbyists, but what is right is right, and this state needs money. Its not going to stop overspending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-76315847986891936882012-01-24T12:11:12.646-08:002012-01-24T12:11:12.646-08:00^ Great point. Silly immature comments don't ...^ Great point. Silly immature comments don't do any party or the other guys any good. Spending is ridiculously out of control in the State as Steve mentioned up top (and we know the country as well). So how does California make money it doesn't have? Only the ATM known as the Fed does that.<br /><br />Studios will continue to send out and build locations elsewhere simply for the production budgets to be less. Thats it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-52521411865161710222012-01-24T12:01:19.851-08:002012-01-24T12:01:19.851-08:00"Stay on target" yes the line from Star ..."Stay on target" yes the line from Star Wars but can we stay on topic and not start attacking with the rightwing nutjobs etc. Slandering someone for their political stance isnt bringing an argument to the table. The questions here are about tax incentives and why do studios continue to send work out of the US. I am the one who originally posted about being offered a job at Sony. Thank you to Steve for discussing it in a nice and intelligent way. The others here need to stay on topic and not start attacking the left or the right. One can be a democrat and not support all that the democrats do as well as a republican.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-68775637703421415262012-01-24T11:25:09.389-08:002012-01-24T11:25:09.389-08:00And the Right Wingnuts are all out in force....wha...And the Right Wingnuts are all out in force....what would they do without Fox news and Rush telling them what to think....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-43948472351288500712012-01-24T10:54:48.169-08:002012-01-24T10:54:48.169-08:00California is in no position to give out money it ...California is in no position to give out money it doesn't have, thats like the current white house spending 4 Trillion dollars in less than 1000 days of money it didn't have. And thats a good reason not to pass a budget because then you would actually have to limit your spending. Thats the strange thing about a budget I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-26280129220092770452012-01-24T09:57:33.516-08:002012-01-24T09:57:33.516-08:00Like Steve noted, is not just a question of tax br...Like Steve noted, is not just a question of tax breaks but also cost differences. However, cost of living for the employees should be factored in. What good do (tax breaks and lower costs) for to the potential employee if he cant afford a reasonable living somewhere else? And these days, with the norm being short term contracts, is even more of a predicament.<br /><br />State spending is out of control too...cali is brokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-91354870705775557172012-01-24T06:36:05.221-08:002012-01-24T06:36:05.221-08:00Sounds like the smoke and mirror rantings of a fri...Sounds like the smoke and mirror rantings of a fringe right nut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-58570515648649973492012-01-23T23:15:55.449-08:002012-01-23T23:15:55.449-08:00The problem is not tax revenue , it is spending!!!...The problem is not tax revenue , it is spending!!!<br /><br />100 Billion dollars hi speed rail that would do nothing<br /><br />http://www.businessinsider.com/california-high-speed-rail-2011-11<br /><br />Free college fro legal aliens<br /><br />http://www.dailycal.org/2011/10/10/brown-signs-landmark-dream-act-legislation/<br /><br />Lower our taxes , freeze the spending. The public unions (teachers...) are screwing this state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-90766671780818652522012-01-23T22:05:43.266-08:002012-01-23T22:05:43.266-08:00I'm simply responding about your answer to Ano...<b>I'm simply responding about your answer to Anony 9:56AM.</b><br /><br />No, you're just being a troll, poking your troll nose in to a convo you don't belong in.<br /><br />But, to clarify, You stated there's nothing the union can do by quoting "Its always been like that" and such. I used the strikes to point out an example where something can be done, and its not the right thing to do.<br /><br />Now, tying back to incentives, sure, we can do something. But, doing nothing is the right thing, since California already figured out that lowering the incentives it was offering (and hopefully ending them completely) is the wisest move.<br /><br />Get it, Troll?Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-3541374314407641392012-01-23T20:35:19.061-08:002012-01-23T20:35:19.061-08:00Can't start 2 wars and not ask American's ...Can't start 2 wars and not ask American's for ANY sacrifice where Taxes are concerned. Especially when giving massive tax cuts to the wealthiest to stash overseas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-37519242461545906382012-01-23T20:18:10.259-08:002012-01-23T20:18:10.259-08:00Taxes in the U.S. are lower now than any time in 5...Taxes in the U.S. are lower now than any time in 50 years. That's a nonnegotiable, irrefutable fact.<br /><br />"So why doesn't California give out the tax incentives like Canada does?"<br /><br />It does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-17490960837866064882012-01-23T19:17:03.672-08:002012-01-23T19:17:03.672-08:006:00PM
I'm simply responding about your answe...6:00PM<br /><br />I'm simply responding about your answer to Anony 9:56AM. And YOU were the one who brought the strike factor into the tax incentive post. Not sure why you'd question that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-81912125461486150742012-01-23T18:06:42.134-08:002012-01-23T18:06:42.134-08:00I do vote and no I wouldnt vote for higher taxes
...<b>I do vote and no I wouldnt vote for higher taxes</b><br /><br />Didn't question if you voted, but glad to hear you do. And, you answered your own question. The state can't afford to give subsidies with money it doesn't have. <br /><br />As for your "if we incentivze Hollywood to work here, the state benefits" argument, read <a href="http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/entertainment-tax-incentives.html" rel="nofollow">my older</a> post for a rebuttal.Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-54246712640325962922012-01-23T18:00:10.428-08:002012-01-23T18:00:10.428-08:00Silly Collector of a Check on OUR Account: Isn'...<b>Silly Collector of a Check on OUR Account: Isn't that why IATSE took us off of the collective bargaining sessions, only letting us now be observers?</b><br /><br />Yep. Not sure how you're making an argument for tax incentives with your posts. Oh, that's right, you're just a troll.Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-71625223896236041242012-01-23T15:02:04.981-08:002012-01-23T15:02:04.981-08:00What should be done is that the studios should hav...What should be done is that the studios should have to pay something like a USE TAX, when they send work out in order to save money, they pay it anyway back to the state for sending it out. (The USE tax is something we are liable for in place of the state sales tax we are all going to be saddled for shortly, it has to do with buying something out of state and our state wants a cut.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-7304944477638262932012-01-23T14:56:21.926-08:002012-01-23T14:56:21.926-08:00California can't give out tax breaks, the stat...California can't give out tax breaks, the state is BROKE! And its getting deeper in debt everyday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-48477709358153918522012-01-23T14:53:01.537-08:002012-01-23T14:53:01.537-08:00"Steven Kaplan said...
Silly Troll, study yo..."Steven Kaplan said... <br />Silly Troll, study your history. Here's a topic .. the 839 strikes."<br /><br />Silly Collector of a Check on OUR Account:<br />Isn't that why IATSE took us off of the collective bargaining sessions, only letting us now be observers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-2038640257379943492012-01-23T14:42:21.567-08:002012-01-23T14:42:21.567-08:00When I was in Canada, I had friends who worked at ...When I was in Canada, I had friends who worked at a small studio in Toronto whose back was broken by the tax credits, they had to hand it right over to the US Studio directly, it didn't go to the local economy. Discovery did the same thing in Quebec. <br /><br />I doubt we would get a tax credit in California, the liberals would cry out that it's corporate welfare, and the conservatives won't want to support "liberal hollywood". So we're hosed either way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-45745492109273975442012-01-23T11:39:48.317-08:002012-01-23T11:39:48.317-08:00I do vote and no I wouldnt vote for higher taxes e...I do vote and no I wouldnt vote for higher taxes even though enough idiots did b=vote yes a few years ago to raise our sales tax (still cant figure that one out). It comes down to budgeting and this state cant do it. In fact the US cant do it. Giving out incentives though would make them more money in the long run. Again, if I am making money in this state then I will be staying here and purchasing which in turn equates to tax dollars that the state receives. I could go on about why the state is in debt but we are all aware of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-91554687384568131792012-01-23T11:18:25.454-08:002012-01-23T11:18:25.454-08:00Would you vote to raise your taxes? Did you? The...Would you vote to raise your taxes? Did you? The state is in enough financial trouble as it is. To match last year's 300 million in incentives the state offered would have taken a tax increase, which the voters would have to approve. How many people do you know that are eager to raise their state taxes?Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-28746713560825875502012-01-23T10:49:44.239-08:002012-01-23T10:49:44.239-08:00So why doesn't California give out the tax inc...So why doesn't California give out the tax incentives like Canada does? It would make sense that if more people are employed in your state than those same people have money to buy houses, cars, etc and in the end the state is making money from taxes. Also the US as a whole should be behind this, more people employed the more tax revenue they see, people are happier. Most of us arent looking for the highest paying jobs around we are just looking for good on going jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-53729199645124767062012-01-23T10:20:50.093-08:002012-01-23T10:20:50.093-08:00Silly Troll, study your history. Here's a top...Silly Troll, study your history. Here's a topic .. the 839 strikes.Steven Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630148057269319887noreply@blogger.com