Not This Maps - PRESS CONFERENCE (11.24.2009)

A new coalition, KillTheMapsTax.com, is comprised of taxpayers' groups will announce their opposition to the Maps3 Tax increase.

This coalition has come together fresh on the heels of taxpayer demonstrations at the Oklahoma Capitol and in Washington DC.




Porter Davis, the coalition's spokesman said Citizens are rising up against higher taxes and government spending. Many of these conservative groups have combined forces to oppose the MAPs 3 tax. Oklahoma City, its citizens and businesses need the economic stimulus that comes from the tax cut resulting in letting the temporary Maps Tax expire.

The reason for this new coalition is to try to engage a public debate and discussion of issues that could extract almost $1,000 per resident in Oklahoma City. We believe it is time to cut taxes to help the taxpayers rather than give more subsidies to downtown property developers.

The coalition is made up of various Tea Party groups, 912 groups, Constitutional groups, conservative action groups, and other citizens grassroots groups.

Davis continued, The mayor and proponents of MAPS 3 have tried to portray the opponents of the tax as being only unions who want more money. Well thats just not true. There are many citizens who oppose the tax and who think the projects being proposed are extravagant, especially when so many of our citizens are unemployed, yet will still have to pay this tax in order to eat. Opposing sales taxes for private gain is as conservative an issue as there is.

The spokesman is former Republican Oklahoma State Representative and small businessman, Porter Davis.

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[RefutingStupidity]

"Tell me, did you chose the handle "stupidity" on purpose?" - OkieCarpenter

If you are capable of engaging me in rational debate, do so. I recommend you forgo the temptation to address me, rather than my arguments. However, if you wish to become the focal point of my attention, thus ensuring the complete obliteration of any argument you may promote in the future, I suggest you continue down your current path of irrelevant discourse.

[RefutingStupidity]

"And the dozens of other businesses that are forced to close?" - OkieCarpenter

"Moving the goalposts" when your previous implication has been refuted is fallacious. If you wish to discuss "other businesses", you may introduce that as a separate issue for consideration - not one that is meant to reinforce the dismantled failure you advanced previously.

[RefutingStupidity]

"A plant that has spent 61 years building their equipment, including massive mill buildings, is being forced to sell their land and move." - OkieCarpenter

This plant is NOT being forced to move! Regardless, for sake of argument, let us evaluate such a prospect. Even *IF* the plant was forced to move, this would not support your previously refuted implication that jobs would be lost. Your response is a perfect illustration of the logical fallacy known as "moving the goalposts".

[OkieCarpenter]

Tell me, did you chose the handle "stupidity" on purpose?

A plant that has spent 61 years building their equipment, including massive mill buildings, is being forced to sell their land and move. Just so a property development company can make some bucks on land they bought cheap years ago, knowing that the good old boy network would spend a billion bucks improving the neighborhood around their cheaply aquired property.

And the dozens of other businesses that are forced to close?

[RefutingStupidity]

"Yeah, great plan. Tear down the cotton seed mill...kill those jobs so they can create some minimum wage jobs renting out kayaks." - OkieCarpenter

On January 31, 2009, The Oklahoman published an article entitled: "Downtown Plant Buys Former Bridgestone/Firestone Dayton Tire Factory for $14 Million". In this composition, author Richard Mize illustrates how the giant operation will open its doors, fully staffed, at its new location in west Oklahoma City. Your statement is demonstrably wrong.

[OkieCarpenter]

Yeah, great plan. Tear down the cotton seed mill and the auto parts yard, kill those jobs so they can create some minimum wage jobs renting out kayaks.