Tax Payer Money Was Used....

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Haiku

Makes the ganglia twitch.
in the building of this 'museum'...and I use the term very loosely.


This comment says it well...

I'm sorry but watching this Astrophysicist defend his support of the Biblical story of creation to Professor Blakemore almost gave me an aneurysm.

How much cognitive dissonance does it take for such a highly educated person to make that clumsy circular argument in defensive of their support of their abandonment of reason?

I watched their exchange slack jawed.

http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/
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This is the cult of religion that has taken over the GOP....

Crossing the church/state divide...public tax payer money used for Creationist Museum.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/opinion/31tue4.html?_r=3&src=rechp&
 
:rofl2:

The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority granted more than $40 million in tax incentives for a planned $172 million Bible-based theme park, featuring a full-size replica of Noah’s ark, complete with live animals.

The project enjoys strong support from Kentucky’s Democratic governor, Steve Beshear, who says it is an opportunity to create an estimated 900 jobs.


Did you even read the link to the NY Times you posted, Kentucky is giving tax incentives to the theme park, nowhere in the article did it say they gave any money to the museum.
 
Haiku said:
I read it and I stand by it. Taxpayer money was used.
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But it wasn't, that is the point. You can read it 100 more times, and it still won't be true. "TAX INCENTIVES" are NOT taxpayer money used! It is potential taxpayer money not collected, you can make THAT claim, but that's not the same thing as using actual taxpayer money. The article even points out that it doesn't violate the constitution, by SCOTUS standards. And finally, this was signed off on by a DEMOCRAT governor. Why aren't you bashing on "religious nutbag democrats" here? Why do you even mention the GOP?

This wasn't done at the Federal level by the Republican party, it was done by Democrats in Kentucky. What they did, was give tax incentives (not tax money) to a business, in return for that business locating itself in their state. Something states do every day in America.
 
Dixie said:
But it wasn't, that is the point. You can read it 100 more times, and it still won't be true. "TAX INCENTIVES" are NOT taxpayer money used! It is potential taxpayer money not collected, you can make THAT claim, but that's not the same thing as using actual taxpayer money. The article even points out that it doesn't violate the constitution, by SCOTUS standards. And finally, this was signed off on by a DEMOCRAT governor. Why aren't you bashing on "religious nutbag democrats" here? Why do you even mention the GOP?

This wasn't done at the Federal level by the Republican party, it was done by Democrats in Kentucky. What they did, was give tax incentives (not tax money) to a business, in return for that business locating itself in their state. Something states do every day in America.
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He will not admit he was wrong, even the title of his post and the first line shows he has no clue.

"Tax Payer Money Was Used.... in the building of this 'museum'...and I use the term very loosely. "
 
It is potential taxpayer money not collected, you can make THAT claim...
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I just wanted to clarify this statement I made yesterday, because it is somewhat incorrect. You can't even make THIS claim. If the "tax incentives" had not been given, the business would have likely located elsewhere, therefore, no tax revenues would have been realized anyway. Not only did it NOT use taxpayer money, it didn't even result in potential tax money not being collected.

See? I can easily admit when I am wrong! ;)
 
you got this wrong haiku. no tax dollars were used and the state will likely see a nice increase in taxes from the park, tourism etc...
 
Hmm. Oh dear, promoting stupidity is good for the economy? Then we should be in better shape than we are. Seems like we already have a surplus.
If deniers insist on being Orwellian, and if up is down and black is white, then science is really religion and should be tax exempt while denialism is secular and shouldn’t.

I think I’m starting to see the plan: return America to the Dark Ages before the climate catastrophe so we won’t have to deal with the culture shock at the same time we’re starving to death.

It’s an adaptation strategy.

It seems that evolution has reached a point where it can be argued that an increasing number of groups are actually devolving.
 
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