"NE Sailboat" wrote in
news:cR6ni.14855$7R4.3693@trndny09:

Will someone tell the XXXX who are using us boaters as there ATM.
Like the towns along the coast.
The harbors, the local governments, the state governments.


I've never figured out why stupid governments charge people for
"accomodations taxes", including dock rentals at public marinas. I want
every dock at City Marina to be free to all you rich yachties, including
free water/power/tv cable/showers/etc., JUST to attract you to MY city
and MY docks with all that money in your pockets! If I let you stay here
for 2 weeks FREE, you'll rent taxis/buses, spend money in all our fine
shops, paying exhorbitant sales taxes like the rest of us must, eating in
our restaurants causing MASSIVE EMPLOYMENT for MY people! Our shrimp
fleet will be working overtime to supply your demands for fresh seafood.
You'll be very greatful for the free dock and fill up those big tanks at
REASONABLE fuel prices....the same as the gas stations get...not
$3/gallon MORE than retail like the ripoff marina gets now. We'll sell
so MUCH fuel to you, at REASONABLE prices, the oil biz will florish. The
low fuel prices will compound our problems trying to keep the shops and
restaurants stocked because on EVERY trip, you'll be making a special
effort to "STOP AT CHARLESTON" for a week because we're so yachtie
friendly.

NOONE in their right mind passes the cheaper fuel dock, especially if you
can stay, say, 14 days for free, right?! How STUPID it is to try to get
what we can from you with exhorbitant dockage and fuel fees. Diesel fuel
delivered to City Marina costs EXACTLY what diesel fuel costs delivered
to Toogoodoo Farms in Hollywood....tax free diesel for their tractors.
Why the stupid ripoff? I wanna hear you begging for a free dock space
for the QE2! The MERCHANTS ALL PAY TAXES IF THEY MAKE MONEY!

Hell, we should have built city-owned Sheraton Resorts to house our
loaded tourists, not let multinational corps at them that don't KEEP
THEIR MONEY HERE. That's about what made Las Vegas RICH, wasn't it?

Larry

Not us. We rip 'em for 9.5% accomodation taxes even on a McDonald's
Greaseburger...even our own people!

STupid...really stupid.