Comments on: Proposal Would Tax Bottled Water In Florida http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:47:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98599 David Huie Green Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:18:34 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98599 REGARDING: "I don’t understand why people have to pay for TV." You don't HAVE to pay for television. You pay for people to set up equipment, including launching satellites and maintaining ground stations to send the signal to you from the satellite. You also pay rental on the equipment to receive the signal and decode it so you can watch it. (In the early days, you paid several thousand dollars for ground equipment rather than some $5 per month nowadays to rent the equipment.) If you don't want to pay for the satellite reception equipment, you can maintain some sort of antenna to receive the broadcast signal and pay nothing for it. You won't have as many stations, but what you do have will be free. If you have an old fashioned analog television (as I do), you would have to get a digital decoder. They gave those away at first, don't charge all that much for them now. New TVs don’t need them. I don't have any idea how well they work around here. Maybe they’re being greedy. Me not know. They spent billions of dollars to set it all up and spend billions more maintaining it all. You were free to do the same thing. If you think you could recover your expenses by setting it up and giving it away, I’m sure you could still get in the business. Remember there are still at least two different companies competing with each other. If either could provide the service free of charge, they could put the other out of business overnight. They haven’t so I assume they can’t. That doesn’t mean YOU couldn’t if you know more about it than they do. David thinking Florida would still tax it REGARDING:
“I don’t understand why people have to pay for TV.”

You don’t HAVE to pay for television.

You pay for people to set up equipment, including launching satellites and maintaining ground stations to send the signal to you from the satellite. You also pay rental on the equipment to receive the signal and decode it so you can watch it. (In the early days, you paid several thousand dollars for ground equipment rather than some $5 per month nowadays to rent the equipment.)

If you don’t want to pay for the satellite reception equipment, you can maintain some sort of antenna to receive the broadcast signal and pay nothing for it. You won’t have as many stations, but what you do have will be free. If you have an old fashioned analog television (as I do), you would have to get a digital decoder. They gave those away at first, don’t charge all that much for them now. New TVs don’t need them. I don’t have any idea how well they work around here.

Maybe they’re being greedy. Me not know. They spent billions of dollars to set it all up and spend billions more maintaining it all. You were free to do the same thing. If you think you could recover your expenses by setting it up and giving it away, I’m sure you could still get in the business.

Remember there are still at least two different companies competing with each other. If either could provide the service free of charge, they could put the other out of business overnight. They haven’t so I assume they can’t. That doesn’t mean YOU couldn’t if you know more about it than they do.

David thinking Florida would still tax it

]]> By: Michelle http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98591 Michelle Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:56:24 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98591 Hi David, I know this is not part of it, but I don't understand why people have to pay for TV. They make a heck of a lot from advertising and sponsers. And then charge how much a month? What, at least $30? That is greedy to me. Ok back to what you were saying :D Hi David, I know this is not part of it, but I don’t understand why people have to pay for TV. They make a heck of a lot from advertising and sponsers. And then charge how much a month? What, at least $30? That is greedy to me.

Ok back to what you were saying :D

]]> By: shiner4 http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98588 shiner4 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:30:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98588 Sen. Lynn is a typical politician, one who thinks a tax is the answer to everything. What she doesn't realize is the slob factor of todays generation. A 25 cent tax per container would not be enough to deter this generation of slobs from leaving trash everywhere they go. I have seen dirty diapers, beer cans, bottles, cigarette butts you name it left on the beach, in the rivers and creeks, parks, lakes etc. I thank those of you who leave nothing behind, but you are an extremely small number these days. Set aside the money?? Hello? Social Security originally was a fund set aside for a specific purpose. "Setting monies aside" only whets politicians appetite to raid, steal and squander such money. Sen. Lynn is a typical politician, one who thinks a tax is the answer to everything. What she doesn’t realize is the slob factor of todays generation. A 25 cent tax per container would not be enough to deter this generation of slobs from leaving trash everywhere they go. I have seen dirty diapers, beer cans, bottles, cigarette butts you name it left on the beach, in the rivers and creeks, parks, lakes etc. I thank those of you who leave nothing behind, but you are an extremely small number these days. Set aside the money?? Hello? Social Security originally was a fund set aside for a specific purpose. “Setting monies aside” only whets politicians appetite to raid, steal and squander such money.

]]> By: Jane http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98564 Jane Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:36:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98564 Go ahead and email it to her...if I thought she would actually read it I would, but you'll just get one of her "people" to send some automated email answer to you. Go Ahead...see what happens! I tried it already. My only hope is that some other people will suggest it and if enough people do maybe she'll think it over.!!! Go ahead and email it to her…if I thought she would actually read it I would, but you’ll just get one of her “people” to send some automated email answer to you. Go Ahead…see what happens! I tried it already. My only hope is that some other people will suggest it and if enough people do maybe she’ll think it over.!!!

]]> By: gatorbred http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98450 gatorbred Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:36:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98450 This would be an effective way to set aside money for environmental cleanup,” Lynn told the News Service of Florida on Monday. OMG she found something not taxed.. so lets tax it and set the money ASIDE for what? later it will be used and spent on some thing not even related to water this woman has no concern about the people that will pay the burden she wants. this is the type of politician that needs to be voted out.... This would be an effective way to set aside money for environmental cleanup,” Lynn told the News Service of Florida on Monday.
OMG she found something not taxed.. so lets tax it and set the money ASIDE for what? later it will be used and spent on some thing not even related to water
this woman has no concern about the people that will pay the burden she wants. this is the type of politician that needs to be voted out….

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98417 David Huie Green Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:09:22 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98417 REGARDING: "Give them time they’ll find away to tax the air!! " They already tax the signals which come through the air from satellites 22,300 miles above the equator (DIRECTV). If solar power ever becomes economical, they'll figure out a way to tax the captured sunlight. It's not a matter of a luxury tax. It's a matter of politicians liking money to provide services and make voters happy (plus every now and then skim a bit for themselves and friends). Money comes in via taxes, permits, fees. They tried to tax ALL water with a franchise fee, but CWWI refused to turn in it's old franchise which forbade such taxation. I don’t know what the other water companies did. Look at it this way, even if they do it, you can still buy tax-free water if you buy in bottles of more than a gallon. David for bloodless turnips REGARDING:
“Give them time they’ll find away to tax the air!! ”

They already tax the signals which come through the air from satellites 22,300 miles above the equator (DIRECTV). If solar power ever becomes economical, they’ll figure out a way to tax the captured sunlight.

It’s not a matter of a luxury tax. It’s a matter of politicians liking money to provide services and make voters happy (plus every now and then skim a bit for themselves and friends). Money comes in via taxes, permits, fees. They tried to tax ALL water with a franchise fee, but CWWI refused to turn in it’s old franchise which forbade such taxation. I don’t know what the other water companies did.

Look at it this way, even if they do it, you can still buy tax-free water if you buy in bottles of more than a gallon.

David for bloodless turnips

]]> By: Michelle http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98398 Michelle Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:56:03 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98398 Since when has water been considered a luxury item. Soda's and alchol I understand, but water? Give them time they'll find away to tax the air!! All under the clause of "enviromental protection". They said it will go towards clean up. Don't people already have to pay for their own garbage pick-up? To take their trash to the County dump? And pay taxes towards general clean ups to start with? Knock it of with this nonsence of nickel and dime taxes, people have no more to give... sorry let me rephrase that. People have no more money for you TO TAKE! Since when has water been considered a luxury item. Soda’s and alchol I understand, but water?

Give them time they’ll find away to tax the air!! All under the clause of “enviromental protection”.

They said it will go towards clean up. Don’t people already have to pay for their own garbage pick-up? To take their trash to the County dump? And pay taxes towards general clean ups to start with?

Knock it of with this nonsence of nickel and dime taxes, people have no more to give… sorry let me rephrase that. People have no more money for you TO TAKE!

]]> By: Interested http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98397 Interested Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:55:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98397 Why JANE if we can actually do that we need to put YOU in Congress. What a wonderful idea. We drink bottled water and were very angry to hear she wanted to pass this bill and tax US when we are not doing anything wrong. There is always a good answer, but you have to care about other people and have the smarts to really want to do the right thing. Something that seems to not be around much anymore. Why don't you fax that idea to the Senator. Why JANE if we can actually do that we need to put YOU in Congress.
What a wonderful idea.
We drink bottled water and were very angry to hear she wanted to
pass this bill and tax US when we are not doing anything wrong.
There is always a good answer, but you have to care about other
people and have the smarts to really want to do the right thing.
Something that seems to not be around much anymore.
Why don’t you fax that idea to the Senator.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98395 Kathy Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:51:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98395 Have you looked at your phone bill, electric bill, cable or sat. TV bill, enough with the extra little taxes!! Have you looked at your phone bill, electric bill, cable or sat. TV bill, enough with the extra little taxes!!

]]> By: Jane http://www.northescambia.com/2011/08/proposal-would-tax-bottled-water-in-florida/comment-page-1#comment-98373 Jane Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:58:24 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=66046#comment-98373 It would make more sense to tax the water, then give customers a return to bring the bottle back. The state could recycle the plastic...selling it to ECUA (or a recycling company). That would get the plastic out of our water, landfills and the ocean, and put some money in the coffers!!! It would make more sense to tax the water, then give customers a return to bring the bottle back. The state could recycle the plastic…selling it to ECUA (or a recycling company). That would get the plastic out of our water, landfills and the ocean, and put some money in the coffers!!!

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