E15 , got this back in response to my asking him to not to support the new E15 rules

[Bob Denman]

I also prefer my alcohol over ice...

[The Bakerman]

I liked your post, and I do believe it has an effect on all of us Spyder riders, along with the rest of the country. We should all be this involved in issues like this. Kudos to you for putting it out there. Keep it up.

[TexasTripod]

Doesn't look like you got much of a reply to me . You ask about E15 and get a form letter rant about coal fired electricity . The last time I checked it was refineries that made gasoline . Typical response from a congressman . ( P.S.......don't forget to sign up for his newsletter ).

[Dan_Ashley]

Keeping my opinions to myself here.

Not me. I am voicing my opinions LOUD AND IN CAPITAL LETTERS. If someone doesn't like it, they can just go pound sand.

[Bob Denman]

"I also prefer my alcohol over ice... "

...But I'll take it in lower case letters, and quietly...

[Dan_Ashley]

"I also prefer my alcohol over ice... "

...But I'll take it in lower case letters, and quietly...

I prefer Jim Beam neat.

[ARtraveler]

Not me. I am voicing my opinions LOUD AND IN CAPITAL LETTERS. If someone doesn't like it, they can just go pound sand.

GOTCHA, I LIKE J. D. NEAT. Ohhhhh, Ohhhhh! Another disagreement.

[Dan_Ashley]

GOTCHA, I LIKE J. D. NEAT. Ohhhhh, Ohhhhh! Another disagreement.

If we mixed 'em we'ed have Jack & Jim extra neat.

[Illinois Boy]

Humm. OK, your opinion.

In Kansas, farmers and ranchers, as long as they own at least 10 acres of 'agriculture' land, do not pay any significant property taxes. (I can't speak for Minnesota.) The Kansas Welfare Queens pay, on average, less than $25 an acre.

Curious, what do you pay in property taxes, per acre, for your farm/ranch land? Don't confuse the question with your home, etc.

Joe T.

Seriously? Here are the facts on Kansas real estate taxes straight from the state's own website. Seems to me agri-land pays some of the highest rates in your state. Only utility use pays a higher rate.

According to Kansas statute, real property is land and all buildings, fixtures, improvements, mines, minerals, quarries, mineral springs and wells, rights and privileges appertaining thereto, except as otherwise specifically provided.

How is real property classified and assessed in Kansas?

Article 11, Section 1 of the Kansas Constitution provides that: Real property shall be classified into seven subclasses and assessed uniformly by subclass at the following assessment percentages:

1. Real property used for residential purposes including multi-family residential real property and real property necessary to accommodate a residential community of mobile or manufactured homes including the real property upon which such homes are located..11.5%
   
2. Land devoted to agricultural use which shall be valued upon the basis of its agricultural income or agricultural productivity pursuant to section 12 of article 11 of the constitution 30%
   
3. Vacant Lots.12% (Res. or Commercial)
   
4. Real property which is owned and operated by a not-for-profit organization not subject to federal income taxation pursuant to section 501 of the federal income taxation pursuant to section 501 of the federal internal revenue code, and which is included in this subclass by law..12%
   
5. Public utility real property, except railroad real property which shall be assessed at the average rate that all other commercial and industrial property is assessed..33%
   
6. Real property used for commercial and industrial purposes and buildings and other improvements located upon land devoted to agricultural use..25%
   
7. All other urban and rural real property not otherwise specifically sub classified.30%

Note:
Procedures used to determine appraised values for land devoted to agricultural use are beyond the scope of this publication.

Public utility and railroad property is state assessed and beyond the scope of this publication. Information in this publication does not apply to state assessed property.

[Illinois Boy]

What does this have to do with spyders? Shouldn't this have gone in the Off Topic Board? It also seems kind of political to me and I don't think it should be on our forum.

Steve

While this was posted in the wrong thread, I certainly do not see anything wrong with it. JMHO

Ethanol fuel additive, and most particularly E-15 is a very hot topic on just about any motorcycle, boating, and other recreational motor product site. It is a known fact E-15 will be harmful to each of these types of machines and people want to know any information about the subject matter -- especially how legislation is moving forward on the matter.

As mentioned, AMA and other respected organizations are working on making the legislators aware of the subject, and those who will be affected by it.

Members should, however, refrain from making any political comments/posts to the matter. That is where a thread like this can cross the line, at least the line of rules for Spyderlovers.com