We've been working hard to get on the city's good side. We have our state business license, our taxes done, the vendor registration is done and the insurance is covered.

I once loved this game. But after being traded four times, I realized that it's nothing but a business. I treat my horses better than the owners treat us. It's a shame they've destroyed my love for the game.

But don't go in and say I can do the job without raising taxes and then raise them once you are in.

Taxes matter to businesses. How a state taxes business is just as important as how much a state taxes businesses.

Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes.

We were a business, I couldn't raise taxes. I had to look at where the fat was.