From XKCD:
Public Service Announcement: The Right to Free Speech means the government can’t arrest you for what you say.

It doesn’t mean that anyone else has to listen to your bull, or host you while you share it.

The 1st amendment doesn’t shield you from criticism or consequences.

If you’re yelled at, boycotted, have your show canceled, or get banned from an Internet community, your free speech rights aren’t being violated.

It’s just that the people listening think you’re a jerk,

And they’re showing you the door.

On top of those taxes: Then our tourists pay bed taxes and sales taxes, etc., that are proportionally given back to the city. Again, those revenues derived by taxation become our tax dollars. Hay buddy – not a tough concept to understand.

If not for the above taxes – how do you think Sedona derives the money our council keeps spending and just giving away? Surly the money Council spends doesn’t come from their continued increase in our wastewater fees?

Guess you forget that the residents and tourists do pay City Taxes as well as State and County Taxes that are shared back to the City for the city to use. If not for all the above – where do you think our City Revenue comes from?

You guys both attempt to make points that are sometimes right and sometimes not but the biggest thing is neither of you allow for any other opinions and that’s not a good thing.

I don’t have to agree with everything the city does and that doesn’t make me wrong. I do my research and watch the crazy city meetings and have read the community plan and happily voted no on it. Does that put me in your radar? So be it, yet I will stand by my convictions and allow others theirs. Why can’t you do that without attacking each other and anyone who disagrees with you?

With all due respect guys? Find a new hobby.

I have a pair of reading glasses that I’d be happy to send over to you.

You have been presented with facts after facts many times by several different posters on this site and because you have no idea of how any government works, you’re blind to the truth or wouldn’t know it if it hit you in the face.

You fail to see the importance and attack the police for providing traffic protection on 89A to the people taking down the holiday lights. In my opinion if the police DIDN’T provide that protection you’d be the first to attack them for not doing their job. After all, providing protection to everyone IS THEIR JOB.

You pick on a maintenance worker for going to the bank on his lunch break, wow isn’t that news worthy!

You post information about workers at city hall with contact numbers to elude to the readers on this site that something must be wrong, when in fact their just doing their job.

The list goes on and on but I think that the educated readers of this site have pegged you for the blowhard that you are.

Must be a lot of city employees, Sedona Red Rock News and chamber beneficiaries commenting and wanting to hide the truth.

Please, cite facts. I love a logical argument. Perhaps I may learn something from my opponents. It is possible, but I have not seen it yet, just bs groundless attacks.

While I may not agree with their opinion, it does engage us in healthy dialogue.

As a long term resident, I do completely understand why some people don’t.

Me, purchase SedonaEye, I DON’T THINK SO. I don’t mess with perfect! I don’t think that anyone could take the place of current editor of Sedona.Eye. If I even thought of the idea, I’d slap myself silly. I’m sure that being the editor of this site takes way too much work and I’m not ready to give up retirement.

Perhaps if certain people would do a bit of research before spouting half truths, we can accomplish more on this site.

Rick Bill, you’re dead on with your observations. If you and Eddie got together, you’d make a great team. It appears that those uninformed on this site are really just 2 or perhaps even 1 person. I don’t care how they change the names, the message that they are putting out there is the same.