Quoted from Hack

Man...I can't wait for Dec. 14 for this all to be over. What a crock this whole fiasco has been. I feel slightly dumber for reading all the comments here the past couple of days...

Have you witnessed a Town Board meeting lately?  I went to my doctor to see if there was anything I could take for the mind numbing effect of the meetings.  He said moving out of Rotterdam is the only cure.

Quoted from AVON:


         If the vote passes, it again is a clear indicator that Rotterdam continues to drink their septic tank water.  
          For people to live their lives fretting over whether an ambulance will get to them in 10 minutes or 15 minutes is equivalent to worrying when you will get struck by a meteorite!  Typical mindset for Rotterdam sheeple . . . They don't know no difference!

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

Again -- you and your ilk expose yourself for what you are ... a bunch of elitists who look down on the
average person.    Making that comment that supporters of the tax district drink septic water --- is all
the evidence I need to prove that you and your ilk are a bunch of totalitarian elitists.

BTW ---- if the folks have to wait an EXTRA 10 to 15 minutes for Mohawk to respond from God knows where
there ambulances will be --- IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE  ---   an extra 10 to 15 minute response time
has cost lives in the past and would do so in the future.
Obviously, you know NOTHING about health or medicine by making such a foolish comment that an extra
10 to 15 minutes doesn't  matter.

---

DVoR Reading Comprehension = ZERO

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

I have yet to see a senior citizen who pays NO property tax ... and if they pay "next to nothing" - then they
still pay some taxes.

When will we see that YOU pay your fair share of taxes Ron.....?
When you pay YOUR fair share of taxes then you can spew
all you want, otherwise, having the opinion of a actual taxpayer
warrants you void on this topic!

hey dvr

I just heard that FDG was in attendance at the Rotterdam Business Association meeting last night participating in a discussion about the ambulance
tax. I'm told that his exact words were "anyone who supports this tax should spend the first $100 on a psychiatrist".

Quoted from gadfly

I just heard that FDG was in attendance at the Rotterdam Business Association meeting last night participating in a discussion about the ambulance
tax. I'm told that his exact words were "anyone who supports this tax should spend the first $100 on a psychiatrist".

He's correct............Yet he won't state it 'for the record'.

Quoted from AVON

            The Rotterdam Paramedics are first responders for all emergencies.  They are ALS certified and are flat out AWESOME!  If they can't stabilize you and you are going to crash, only a fool would think the ambulance will save you.  "Again -- you and your ilk expose yourself for what you are ... a bunch of elitists who look down on the average person."  My ilk doesn't scare and intimidate the elderly, and tell it straight up as it is.  We don't fluff the pillow of facts to illicit a particular response and look to protect the rights and interests of the average person.  You're so defensive because you and your ilk are preaching B.S. and you've been exposed!

You are the ones on the defensive --- you are the ones lying ... a 10 cent per thousand tax to ensure the
future of a vital public service WILL NOT break any property owner in the town.

By the way, I notice you folks admitted that Rotterdam residents will have to EXPECT to wait an extra 10 to
15 minutes for a private ambulance service to respond to their calls for emergency help.    Previously, you
folks LIED and said that a private service will provide the SAME service as REMS  --- waiting an extra 10 to
15 minutes when someone is deathly ill or seriously injured is NOT a bargain .. it is NOT worth the $20 a
year you cheap-assed lunatics would save on your tax bill.  

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

You are the ones on the defensive --- you are the ones lying ... a 10 cent per thousand tax to ensure the
future of a vital public service WILL NOT break any property owner in the town.

By the way, I notice you folks admitted that Rotterdam residents will have to EXPECT to wait an extra 10 to
15 minutes for a private ambulance service to respond to their calls for emergency help.    Previously, you
folks LIED and said that a private service will provide the SAME service as REMS  --- waiting an extra 10 to
15 minutes when someone is deathly ill or seriously injured is NOT a bargain .. it is NOT worth the $20 a
year you cheap-assed lunatics would save on your tax bill.  

Let me reiterate this to you again Ron!

YOU DO NOT OWN PROPERTY IN THIS TOWN, THUS DO NOT PAY YOUR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES!

YOU CANNOT HAVE AN OPINION ON SOMETHING THAT YOU YOURSELF WILL NOT BE PAYING FOR!

VOTE NO TO THIS TAXING DISTRICT!

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

  Previously, you
folks LIED and said that a private service will provide the SAME service as REMS  --- waiting an extra 10 to
15 minutes when someone is deathly ill or seriously injured is NOT a bargain .. it is NOT worth the $20 a
year you cheap-assed lunatics would save on your tax bill.  

          Show us where this was said . . . . .

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

... a 10 cent per thousand tax to ensure the
future of a vital public service WILL NOT break any property owner in the town.

--- waiting an extra 10 to
15 minutes when someone is deathly ill or seriously injured is NOT a bargain .. it is NOT worth the $20 a
year you cheap-assed lunatics would save on your tax bill.  

How much is YOUR property assessed for DVR???!!!  You're a typical liberal totalitarian tyrant!   You don't have to pay dime one because you're not a property owner.  It's the same argument that the supporters of Obamacare use- "this will be good for you little people, even though I(Obama) will never have to be subjected to it.  Or,,,on the opposite end - "I don't work or pay taxes, so I support it"

Real brave of ya DVR!  You’re a person that doesn't pay property tax, calling people that DO pay property tax cheap for not wanting a tax increase.  

DVR - Do you commies still despise the bourgeois?

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

You are the ones on the defensive --- you are the ones lying ... a 10 cent per thousand tax to ensure the
future of a vital public service WILL NOT break any property owner in the town.

By the way, I notice you folks admitted that Rotterdam residents will have to EXPECT to wait an extra 10 to
15 minutes for a private ambulance service to respond to their calls for emergency help.    Previously, you
folks LIED and said that a private service will provide the SAME service as REMS  --- waiting an extra 10 to
15 minutes when someone is deathly ill or seriously injured is NOT a bargain .. it is NOT worth the $20 a
year you cheap-assed lunatics would save on your tax bill.  

A ten cents per thousand tax is not necessary to ensure superb delivery of this service...and I don't see how you are the one who
decides how much everyone can afford...or what they should be willing to painlessly pay for more governement programs we don't
need.

I don't recall anyone mentioning an expectation of longer response times...but even in this respect, REMS poses the far greater risk
for late responses, and calls dropped altogether. Mohawk has a consistent history of maintaining response times within established
national standards...REMS cannot say the same...and they have been known to drop as many as half of their total calls in some
years. That's why Mohawk has always been there all along when REMS did not respond...or when our paramedics couldn't respond.
Mohawk has in fact assisted in a number of emergency operations around this town, with all of our emergency responders...much to
their appreciation, I might add.

I also do not recall anyone naming REMS Mohawk's equal. While the quality of the same types of care may be comparable, that's
where the similarities end...and I believe even that is atrributable largely to the individuals who deliver that care...it is simply their
nature. Beyond this, REMS cannot possibly match Mohawk's service as they do not have the same resources...especially from a
business perspective.

This not an argument against REMS...it is an argument against the unnecessary public funding of REMS. Let REMS build their own
resources by turning REMS into a viable business that does not depend on taxpayers...just as a successful private company like
Mohawk does...and then compete for contracts.

And please spare me the "evil capitalist" arguments and REMS not-for-profit inablity to compete...it is precisely because Mohawk is
for profit they have the business success that REMS has yet to attain. Mohawk had to earn their own way while REMS just secured
bailouts whenever there was a financial "crisis".

         Is REMS expected to cover Town of Princetown?  What is the equitable share of ambulance coverage expenses for them since they are not part of the proposed tax district and would not have the same tax liability?  Will Princetown funding go the way of the ALS billing?

Will REMS respond to calls from the Town of Duanesburg if DVAC is unable to respond?  I'm encouraged to hear that DVAC is doing well. Historically,
however, REMS has travelled to Duanesburg on occasion (as has Mohawk).  Will Duanesburg be billed and, if so, will the remittance be to the Town
of Rotterdam or directly to REMS?

             Apparently many unanswered questions that are unaddressed.  Continued proof of the poor conceptualization of the ambulance tax district.

I say we all go and vote ::CONFUSED:: on December 14th.