The Irrelevant Taxpayer

UPDATE: Letter published, October 4, 2006. The Journal broke the first paragraph into two, but the letter otherwise was published intact.

TLC
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The government of Saline County Kansas has launched a public relations campaign to convince the public that a new $25 million "Expo Center" needs to be built. An item in the Salina [Kansas] Journal of September 27, 2006, notes that:

"Schools for Fair Funding is a coalition of midsize districts that for several years has lobbied state lawmakers to increase school funding and funded a lawsuit with that same goal."


My letter to the Salina Journal:

Dear Editor:

Saline County is spending taxpayer money to promote the building of a new Expo Center in south Salina (which would hasten the death of the downtown area--the dying downtown then becoming another "cause" for more governmental expenditures). "Schools For Fair Funding" plans to spend funds raised from taxes to promote the increased spending of other taxpayer money.

It used to be that lobbying the government to raise taxes and perform more services was the role of the voting public. Now we have self-perpetuating government, with pressure for expansion of its role being bankrolled from within and from bribes, er, "campaign contributions". Apparently, the working class in this country, aside from actually paying the taxes, is, due to passivity, becoming increasingly superfluous.

Sincerely,

Terry L. Clark