I don't see any purpose in a gross receipts tax. It's inequitable. The best way to tax a business is through an income tax.

Anytime you make waves, you're not making friends. You're viewed as an oddball. For most of the faculty, athletics does not affect their vital interest. They've come to the University of Texas knowing what it is, and they expect it.

We don't view ourselves as being in the real estate business. The purpose of this project is to provide a headquarters expansion in an economically viable manner.

I didn't know what the purpose was. But I do know I couldn't have bought the business without that loan.

The purpose of the Chamber's Retail Merchants Committee is to organize promotional programs and events designed to increase retail business throughout Kirksville and to keep retail shopping dollars within the community.

The purpose of a business is to create a customer.