tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776173831497771520.post8333795135254959704..comments2023-10-15T05:14:57.959-07:00Comments on FLORIDA TERM LIMITS BLOG: MIAMI HERALD: Vote YES on county term limits!Philip Blumelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492586206980130012noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776173831497771520.post-46453967147077063672012-11-23T01:38:00.900-08:002012-11-23T01:38:00.900-08:00I plan on shorting stocks.Why do idiots say Florid...I plan on shorting stocks.Why do idiots say Florida has no income tax?If I made $20 million trading stocks in Florida, are you saying the government wouldn't tax me?Of course they would!<br />hvac schools Floridahttp://hvactrainingpro.com/hvac-schools-in-florida/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776173831497771520.post-70547015861960990402012-10-12T02:18:14.025-07:002012-10-12T02:18:14.025-07:00I emailed the Editorial Board at Miami Herald with...I emailed the Editorial Board at Miami Herald with these comments:<br /><br />Dear Editors,<br /><br />I'm a congressional candidate in Florida's new 21st District. Just wanted to make a brief comment about your editorial:<br /><br />http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/09/3042181/miami-dade-charter-changes.html#disqus_thread<br /><br />"Miami-Dade County voters will have seven charter amendments to consider. The first one is the most important: term limits. It sets two consecutive terms of four years for county commissioners to serve.<br /><br />Miami-Dade’s home-rule charter is essentially the “constitution” for the county, granting certain powers of governance to the mayor and commissioners. Since 1957, when the charter was adopted, voters have been asked at least 13 times to raise the salaries of commissioners, but they have resisted.<br /><br />• This year, a majority of commissioners approved (and a charter task force recommended) that term limits be put on the ballot without tying the limits to a raise. Good thinking. Voters will be more willing to raise commissioners’ woefully inadequate 1950s-era, part-time salary of $6,000 a year in the future if they have a guarantee of term limits. Vote Yes."<br /><br /> <br />I think any discussion about term limits misses the boat when there is any multiple term at all. My proposal for an ADEQUATE SINGLE TERM LIMIT achieves a full divorcing of sitting officials from campaign activities. If the four year term for Miami commissioners is not adequate, extend it to 6 (or 8) years, and limit to the single adequate term.<br /><br />There are so many benefits of this concept to the voters (and the voters should constitute the only consideration in the debate). In this country we don't elect a president to a 4 year term; we elect a president to a 2 year term, and a subsequent 2 year campaign for re-election. Nobody can seriously argue that the re-election campaign doesn't start at least 2 years prior to the election, and neither can anybody seriously argue that time spent campaigning by incumbents is at a cost to the voters.<br /><br />Regarding 'woefully inadequate .. salaries' -- my proposed ACT OF PARITY addresses a made to order formula for calculating appropriate salaries for elected officials: Tie their salaries to the average salaries of the people in their constituent districts.<br /><br />For more information, please consult my campaign website at http://vote4trout.com, or contact me for an interview. <br /><br />Thanks for the opportunity to address my thoughts. <br /><br />I was unable to access the comments feature on the editorial page. I'd like to request that your staff add them, if at all possible.<br /><br /><br />Thanks again for your consideration,<br /><br /><br />Mike Trout<br />Progressive Independent Candidate<br />Florida's New 21st Congressional District<br />http://vote4trout.comProgressive Independent Mike Trout for Congresshttp://vote4trout.comnoreply@blogger.com