tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post8265884293663904744..comments2023-11-03T04:34:08.300-05:00Comments on Delta Scoop: The Cost of IndependenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-13819806896841182362009-07-13T06:58:15.843-05:002009-07-13T06:58:15.843-05:00I doubt they will leave. They are both home town b...I doubt they will leave. They are both home town boys, and were here years before they became DRMC employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-50998992572919836012009-07-12T23:07:14.639-05:002009-07-12T23:07:14.639-05:00My mosr recent experience with car tags was shocki...My mosr recent experience with car tags was shocking as well. I recently purchased a car from my sister-in-law for a very nice price. I went to get tags for the car and I was told that I had to pay sales tax on the car...ok, that's fine, but I had to pay the amount that the STATE assessed according to the STATE'S "value" of the car. This amount was way more than what I actually paid for it! Then, on top of that, I still had to pay for the tag itself!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-68104498201478202252009-07-11T16:10:21.204-05:002009-07-11T16:10:21.204-05:00It appears that Ray didn't renew Gober's o...It appears that Ray didn't renew Gober's or Beckham's contract with the hospital. They are two of the highest paid physicians on his payroll, plus Ray was paying for Beckhams malpractice (since no one else would). Now that Barbour has hit the hospitals with a $60 million tax tab, there will be major cuts from hospitals all over the state. Some will simply close their doors. <br /><br />Don't know whether Gober or Beckham will leave Greenville, but they have one less incentive to stay... a guaranteed income. <br /><br />My prediction is that many more cuts will occur at DRMC. Thanks Haley!Insidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-8202632526971323882009-07-11T06:57:40.476-05:002009-07-11T06:57:40.476-05:00I saw Dr. Beckham at DRMC yesterday.I saw Dr. Beckham at DRMC yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-50086957272690133612009-07-10T22:37:09.679-05:002009-07-10T22:37:09.679-05:00Can anyone tell me what is going on with Dr. Becke...Can anyone tell me what is going on with Dr. Beckem? This is the first that I have heard about him. He is such a good doctor...I hope he is not leaving. Most people are already going to Jackson JUST to have a baby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-17097009933160628442009-07-10T12:31:26.699-05:002009-07-10T12:31:26.699-05:00Values are up because they (SEARD) and county supe...Values are up because they (SEARD) and county supervisors are basing it ALL on replacement value!! Of course, it would cost more to rebuild a house. This will cause more hardship on low income, elderly and handicapped fixed income residents, as well as the rest of us. We should all be outraged and be at these public forums when they happen, to stop this! Start a letter campaign in the DDT. Enough is enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-51640876010156599652009-07-10T08:11:34.452-05:002009-07-10T08:11:34.452-05:00Dr. Beckham!!!!???? i thought he was a BIG fish. P...Dr. Beckham!!!!???? i thought he was a BIG fish. Please give more info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-85616648950628421242009-07-10T07:42:22.068-05:002009-07-10T07:42:22.068-05:00Did anyone read Thursday's DDT? Property valu...Did anyone read Thursday's DDT? Property values are up? According to our tax assessor (Mark Seard) property values will be going up about 11%. If the millage stays the same we will have a 11% increase in our property taxes!!!<br /><br />Using ABC's John Stossel's coined phrase <b>"GIVE ME A BREAK"</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-60929395363191452932009-07-09T23:01:01.798-05:002009-07-09T23:01:01.798-05:00A point I was shown years ago lamenting the high c...A point I was shown years ago lamenting the high cost of tags was that only a small percentage of the population own homes to pay property tax in Greenville, but just about everyone, poor to rich owns a car of some kind, so it works out more fairly to high tax car tags, than burdening the property owners with higher taxes to carry the non-property owners. Ever since that point was made, I rarely complain.....could be worse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-6760039015277144832009-07-09T20:13:09.698-05:002009-07-09T20:13:09.698-05:00You only need to look at housing conditions in Mis...You only need to look at housing conditions in Mississippi to know why car tags are what they are. It's the only way to get money out of the taxpayers--can't get it by assessing poorly-kept housing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-86056329324480108662009-07-09T19:11:36.151-05:002009-07-09T19:11:36.151-05:00Q. What do Dr. Gober and Dr. Beckham share in comm...Q. What do Dr. Gober and Dr. Beckham share in common?<br /><br />A. Unemployment from DRMC!Ray's Riddlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-34981482880248990722009-07-08T23:06:13.846-05:002009-07-08T23:06:13.846-05:00tags are outragous here. is it the same statewide ...tags are outragous here. is it the same statewide or just here? Either way its crazy when you have to fork out hundreds of dollars every year just for a tags. I am not from here and everyone back home is shocked at the price of car tgas here. Something has to , no NEEDS to change!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-69998682598824898272009-07-08T17:18:46.875-05:002009-07-08T17:18:46.875-05:00I think So.....I think So.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-13839768023484185042009-07-08T17:00:39.568-05:002009-07-08T17:00:39.568-05:00anything new with drmc?anything new with drmc?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-8134918144694558082009-07-07T22:17:12.424-05:002009-07-07T22:17:12.424-05:00So, why would anyone want to live in Mississippi? ...So, why would anyone want to live in Mississippi? What is so positive about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-31127527990871326222009-07-07T20:10:31.598-05:002009-07-07T20:10:31.598-05:00Next election... CLEAN HOUSE!Next election... CLEAN HOUSE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-67759316198761813812009-07-07T12:45:01.253-05:002009-07-07T12:45:01.253-05:00Tags went up a while back. Bought one in March an...Tags went up a while back. Bought one in March and May and both were a good bit more than the previous year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-52288827197105594312009-07-07T08:07:08.259-05:002009-07-07T08:07:08.259-05:00because Arkansas has personal property and miss do...because Arkansas has personal property and miss doesn't. don't know about georgia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-91605245472985872772009-07-06T21:16:06.310-05:002009-07-06T21:16:06.310-05:00Why is it that Mississippi has high car tags and G...Why is it that Mississippi has high car tags and Georgia and Arkansas pay a flat fee of like $20. That is on ANY KIND OF CAR THAT YOU WANT TO DRIVE!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-3183531284819943962009-07-06T18:40:52.783-05:002009-07-06T18:40:52.783-05:00I saw one of our"lawyers" driving his ca...I saw one of our"lawyers" driving his car with no tag and no temporary tag... HUHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-19080718345774776672009-07-06T10:52:32.167-05:002009-07-06T10:52:32.167-05:00And don't forget the folks that just don't...And don't forget the folks that just don't bother to get tags. I have seen some people drive around with those funky dealer tags on for years. But I also know they are in the protected class in G-ville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-83830464152577164672009-07-05T18:38:35.204-05:002009-07-05T18:38:35.204-05:00Don't bet on that! The car tag scam has yet t...Don't bet on that! The car tag scam has yet to be resolved. SOMEONE pocketed the 7 million dollars still missing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29570776.post-36010317844231426102009-07-05T08:31:12.638-05:002009-07-05T08:31:12.638-05:00I don't agree with the change in the car tag r...I don't agree with the change in the car tag rates but at least EVERYONE who has a car is taxed equally on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com