On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:12:15 GMT, Jay Maynard
wrote:

On 2008-04-03, clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote:
Anything comong from the mouth or pen or keyboard of Jim Campbell is
automatically suspect, by definition. If it has ANYTHING, REMOTELY to
do with Sun'n Fun, it is no longer suspect, but absolutely, without a
doubt, to be discounted as the ravings of an angry psycopathic
sociopath.

This is precisely what I've been arguing against. If Zoom said the sky was
blue, would you say it was green?

If it was just Zoom, I'd be highly skeptical. It's not just Zoom.


Not JUST zoom, but there are some out there who think Zoom is da bomb,
and will repeat, support whatever he says.

Get the facts (you won't get them from Zoom) then assess what the
danger is.

Florida can not tax a plane or any other item NOT owned or controlled
by "Floridians" - they define who a "Floridian" is. If you have no
business presence in Florida, own no property there, and do not have a
"permanent" address there, it is pretty unlikely they would have a leg
to stand on taxing your proiperty.

If you are, by their definition a "floridian" and their law says a tax
must be paid on an item brought into the state, you PAY THE TAX. If
you try to get away without paying and get caught, you pay the TAX
plus a PENALTY.
No different in that situation than in any other state, province, or
country.

Florida may have, or may not have, more taxes than other
jurisdictions.
However, if they say, as they have, that they will have NO enforcement
presence at Sun 'n Fun, you can bank on it.
After publicly stating they will not, they have NO CHANCE of winning
in court if they try to enforce a tax at that venue. ANd the court of
Public Opinion would crucify them. In the current financial
environment they need all the Positive Press they can get, and all the
tourist dollars. It would be nothing short of suicide economically to
do anything stupid.



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