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Originally Posted by elcreative
Interesting (if knee-jerk) response... curious as to what you see the governments responsibilities are???
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The "Government" does not have any money of it's own so
any money it gets comes from the pockets of it's citizens.
So any money the Government Spends or gives to another has come
from another. (just so people realize where the money comes from).
Now as to The Government's responsibilities:
The Government has the Responsibility to be Good Stewards
of the Public's Money. In doing so they need to realize that the
money they are spending is Not Theirs but it is the Public's money.
And while everyone would love to have all these nice things the
cold facts are that they cost Money, and Real Money at that.
(and remember that money is being taken from another person)
As I see it there are a few things that do need to be supported,
Roads, Defense, and Basic education (K-12).
The issue is that many in our "Government" forget that they are
Public Servants, and some even feel the Public is there to serve them.
They then act not in the best interest of the Public and come up with
these projects.
This Particular project in question is rated at 16 cents per $100 value
of a property. So on a House valued at $100,000 it works out to be
about $160. How many families have an extra $160 to just give away
to this project. Remember those people include Seniors on Fixed income,
Families trying to make ends meet in a tough economy, as well as people
unemployed, disabled people, etc. You know Real People, and Neighbors.
I would have a hard time facing my neighbors (one who is Disabled, two
others who are senior citizens and another a struggling family with kids)
knowing I am costing them money they really cannot afford.