On or about Monday May 17, 2010 at the county commissioners meeting the county manager made the statement that he would meet with anyone to set the record straight concerning the county deal with Confederate Packaging and also the problems concerning the old Tuckaseigee Mills property. The next day I called the county manager’s office and expressed my interest in scheduling a meeting with the manager concerning his public statement from the night before. On Wednesday May 19 my telephone call was returned by the manager’s administrative assistant and she stated that the county manager felt that we didn’t need to meet to talk on these issues.
According to North Carolina General Statutes when a citizen makes a legal public records request the public employee is legally supposed to honor that request for public information. My request for this public information was denied despite the county manager’s public remarks stating that he would meet with anyone on May 17 and totally disregarding the law.
Have we reached the point in the history of our republic where citizens are routinely denied information about the workings of our government by the people who work for us?
Commisioners, current disquieting public events are accumulating with more frequency, driving to an unfortunate state of affairs where the citizens will be forced to use all available lawful means to force their government to be constitutionally responsive to their needs. This is not a preferred outcome.
Back in March of this year you commissioners and the citizens of Jackson County entered into a tacit agreement that those seats that you are sitting in belong to the citizens. You also agreed that our county government operations must become open, honest and accountable.
All cogent individuals are aware that November 2 is fast approaching with all its socio-political ramifications. What some folks don’t seem to understand is that another date is quickly approaching also—the date where, if elected and unelected office holders of all stripes; county, state, and federal governments, have not restored the rule of constitutional law to their behaviors in the performance of their offices, then consequently we the people will become absolved of all of our duties and responsibilities to the current socio-political contract.
May God have mercy upon all of us if that day ever comes.
All politics are local. All politics are force by other means. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Dr. Ben Franklin, scientist & corporate entrepreneur.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Doin' the Jackson Juggle
Folks are beginning to call this year’s budget manipulations the “Jackson Juggle.” Don’t get me wrong folks. Not spending money that we don’t have is a good thing. The only problem is that we are still spending money that we don’t have.
Unlike what one commissioner said in the latest budget work session, it is not true that there are no salary increases this year—remember commissioners, this is the second year of the Mercer “fat cat” pay raises for the upper-level managerial employees. They received a significant; some would say exorbitant increase last year and are getting another exorbitant increase this year. Why do the lower and middle level people get their paychecks cut and not the “fat cats” also?
I can understand wanting to give money ‘back’ to the various agencies that came begging during the last budget hearing a couple of weeks ago. Shoot, it’s always good to be seen as magnanimous in your constituent’s eyes—helps to get votes. Besides, a little Christmas in July never hurt anybody right?
If you gentlemen are going to take money from the lower and middle levels of county workers to cut county expenditures why aren’t you going to take the “fat cat” pay raises away from the managerial employees also? One “fat cat” that I know of makes more than the governor of the state of North Carolina!
Commissioners, if you’re going to cut everything from county employees; everything except their jobs; it is important in everyone’s eyes, their pocketbooks, and in their votes come November that you cut out these “fat cat” pay raises for the managerial employees also. Then, if you want to have Christmas in July (as you seem to be doing), you can put on the red suit and white beard and go “ho, ho, ho” all you want. All county employees, all the citizens of Jackson County will accept nothing less than accountable, open and honest government.
These “fat cat” employees don’t have anywhere near the votes that us regular folks have. Or is there something else manipulating the political system in Jackson County? Remember gentlemen, those are our seats where you are sitting and there is still a pesky little thing called an election coming up in November. Barring that, there is always what John Locke called an “appeal to Heaven” (see “Second Treatise on Government”).
Addendum: Unfortunately the Jackson County commissioners voted Monday night to approve the budget changes that Commissioner Tom Massie essentially proposed. The commissioners took everything from the lower and middle level employees and left in place the “fat cat” pay raises for the upper-level managerial employees. It is true that Commission Chair Bryan McMahan and Commissioner Joe Cowan initially opposed the step cuts for county employees but at Monday’s meeting the vote was unanimous to approve the 2010-2011 county budget. With the current state of “politics as usual” here in Jackson County (political patronage—see how Edward Gibbon describes the manner in which the Romans practiced this system of payments and favors in his “History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”) regular folks like you and I don’t really stand a chance—at least until some real changes occur. Of course there’s always that “appeal to heaven” as a last resort.
Unlike what one commissioner said in the latest budget work session, it is not true that there are no salary increases this year—remember commissioners, this is the second year of the Mercer “fat cat” pay raises for the upper-level managerial employees. They received a significant; some would say exorbitant increase last year and are getting another exorbitant increase this year. Why do the lower and middle level people get their paychecks cut and not the “fat cats” also?
I can understand wanting to give money ‘back’ to the various agencies that came begging during the last budget hearing a couple of weeks ago. Shoot, it’s always good to be seen as magnanimous in your constituent’s eyes—helps to get votes. Besides, a little Christmas in July never hurt anybody right?
If you gentlemen are going to take money from the lower and middle levels of county workers to cut county expenditures why aren’t you going to take the “fat cat” pay raises away from the managerial employees also? One “fat cat” that I know of makes more than the governor of the state of North Carolina!
Commissioners, if you’re going to cut everything from county employees; everything except their jobs; it is important in everyone’s eyes, their pocketbooks, and in their votes come November that you cut out these “fat cat” pay raises for the managerial employees also. Then, if you want to have Christmas in July (as you seem to be doing), you can put on the red suit and white beard and go “ho, ho, ho” all you want. All county employees, all the citizens of Jackson County will accept nothing less than accountable, open and honest government.
These “fat cat” employees don’t have anywhere near the votes that us regular folks have. Or is there something else manipulating the political system in Jackson County? Remember gentlemen, those are our seats where you are sitting and there is still a pesky little thing called an election coming up in November. Barring that, there is always what John Locke called an “appeal to Heaven” (see “Second Treatise on Government”).
Addendum: Unfortunately the Jackson County commissioners voted Monday night to approve the budget changes that Commissioner Tom Massie essentially proposed. The commissioners took everything from the lower and middle level employees and left in place the “fat cat” pay raises for the upper-level managerial employees. It is true that Commission Chair Bryan McMahan and Commissioner Joe Cowan initially opposed the step cuts for county employees but at Monday’s meeting the vote was unanimous to approve the 2010-2011 county budget. With the current state of “politics as usual” here in Jackson County (political patronage—see how Edward Gibbon describes the manner in which the Romans practiced this system of payments and favors in his “History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”) regular folks like you and I don’t really stand a chance—at least until some real changes occur. Of course there’s always that “appeal to heaven” as a last resort.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Your Pockets?
$500,000 dollars. That’s only a start of what you voted to spend on the old Tuckaseigee Mills property. You gentlemen are fixing to spend at least another half of million dollars, probably more, on QC Apparel and that dangerous building that Mr. Queen hides out in. The property has been cited numerous times with fire, safety, and electrical violations. Now it has been uncovered that there is an ancient 10,000 gallon diesel tank which may be leaking dangerous chemicals into our ground water. Wow, Jackson County’s own super fund site! Because of these numerous fire, safety, and electrical violations employees of anyone of the three businesses located there could have been maimed or killed and their attorneys justifiably sue the county for tens of millions of dollars.
It is a documented fact that Mr. Queen has not made rent payments to the county since 2008. He and QC Apparel still owes each and every citizen of Jackson County over half of a million dollars in unpaid loans. When am I going to get my money?
I understand that you want tenants in the old Tuckaseigee Mills building—maybe even a few people earning a paycheck. Though if truth be told QC Apparel only employs a small percentage of what their owner claims. Are these few jobs/votes really worth it?
Commissioners, the pockets of the citizens of Jackson County are not bottomless. We must stop this reckless spending now. Or else how long will it be before a Chinese Overlord comes to collect what we owe? Are you going to pay them out of your pockets?
It is a documented fact that Mr. Queen has not made rent payments to the county since 2008. He and QC Apparel still owes each and every citizen of Jackson County over half of a million dollars in unpaid loans. When am I going to get my money?
I understand that you want tenants in the old Tuckaseigee Mills building—maybe even a few people earning a paycheck. Though if truth be told QC Apparel only employs a small percentage of what their owner claims. Are these few jobs/votes really worth it?
Commissioners, the pockets of the citizens of Jackson County are not bottomless. We must stop this reckless spending now. Or else how long will it be before a Chinese Overlord comes to collect what we owe? Are you going to pay them out of your pockets?
The "Great Recession"
Go watch the federal debt clock at http://www.usdebtclock.org. It shows the federal government — your congresscritter and mine — have promised to pay the folks who bought U.S. bonds $13 trillion which they don’t have. Your personal share — the amount your congresscritter and mine promised to squeeze out of you to pay off those IOUs, if you’re a taxpayer — is about $117,000. Make that $180,000 when all government debt is included.
Total United States unfunded liabilities are 108 trillion dollars!
With average family income at about $62,000 dollars per year (much less here in Jackson County) it is quite obvious to me that we can NEVER pay the principle.
Because of this, someday soon, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Germans, and others are sooner, rather than later, going to stop loaning money to these Pharaohs of Fakery, these Ptolemies on the Potomac — or else the “District of Criminals” creditors are going to start demanding some serious collateral for their loans, which won’t be politically popular--like maybe the Hawaiian Islands or perhaps even Manhattan Island?
Commissioners, I’ve told you before that I believe that all of you are good, honest men. I still believe that. However, Jackson County’s current debt totals $39,805,907.26. The legal debt margin for this coming fiscal year is $849,443,885.54. Both of those figures are way too much debt for such a small, poor county.
A few weeks ago in a public forum, the county manager was crowing about how the 2010-2011 proposed budget was a “balanced budget.” He had made a few cuts in personnel and other expenditures and he felt pretty proud of himself. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find any cuts in the proposed budget that include those “fat cat” raises that the county managerial employees are picking our pockets for. Why not?
Gentlemen, I am in sympathy with anyone who has had their budget cut for the coming fiscal year. I’ve had to cut my expenses in the last few months so I can relate. But this is the “Great Recession.” It might even turn into the Second “Great Depression.” It is past time to put some responsibility into our county finances and not just balance the budget. It is time now to cut it down to a sane, prudent amount.
Total United States unfunded liabilities are 108 trillion dollars!
With average family income at about $62,000 dollars per year (much less here in Jackson County) it is quite obvious to me that we can NEVER pay the principle.
Because of this, someday soon, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Germans, and others are sooner, rather than later, going to stop loaning money to these Pharaohs of Fakery, these Ptolemies on the Potomac — or else the “District of Criminals” creditors are going to start demanding some serious collateral for their loans, which won’t be politically popular--like maybe the Hawaiian Islands or perhaps even Manhattan Island?
Commissioners, I’ve told you before that I believe that all of you are good, honest men. I still believe that. However, Jackson County’s current debt totals $39,805,907.26. The legal debt margin for this coming fiscal year is $849,443,885.54. Both of those figures are way too much debt for such a small, poor county.
A few weeks ago in a public forum, the county manager was crowing about how the 2010-2011 proposed budget was a “balanced budget.” He had made a few cuts in personnel and other expenditures and he felt pretty proud of himself. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find any cuts in the proposed budget that include those “fat cat” raises that the county managerial employees are picking our pockets for. Why not?
Gentlemen, I am in sympathy with anyone who has had their budget cut for the coming fiscal year. I’ve had to cut my expenses in the last few months so I can relate. But this is the “Great Recession.” It might even turn into the Second “Great Depression.” It is past time to put some responsibility into our county finances and not just balance the budget. It is time now to cut it down to a sane, prudent amount.
Monday, May 24, 2010
"I Will Never Vote for Nancy Pelosi"
America faces a new culture war.
"This is not the culture war of the 1990s. It is not a fight over guns, gays or abortion. Those old battles have been eclipsed by a new struggle between two competing visions of the country’s future. In one, America will continue to be an exceptional nation organized around the principles of free enterprise—limited government, a reliance on entrepreneurship and rewards determined by market forces. In the other, America will move toward European-style statism grounded in expanding bureaucracies, a managed economy and large-scale income redistribution. These visions are not reconcilable. We must choose." Improvedclinch.com
I met with Jeff Miller, Republican candidate for NC 11th District Congress on Saturday evening at a “meet-and-greet” before a Republican fund raiser at the Balsam Mountain Inn in Jackson County. Despite feeling just a little out of place because everyone was wearing semi-formal dress (one candidate for judge was wearing a slinky red dress) everyone was friendly and polite—even one gentleman who asked if I’m a democrat (I’m not).
Miller is in his early fifties and seems to be a sincere human being. “You get what you get with me.” Evidently he’s likable enough as a dad because his son Beck, a first time voter this fall, has said that he’s going to vote for him.
With good initial impressions of Miller I wanted to know where he stood on issues.
On the Second Amendment Miller said that “there was some misinformation going around” about his position on the Second Amendment. He told me that he supports it. He also told me that he is not a hunter but he is a life time member of the National Rifle Association. He believes that “armor piercing ammunition should not be available to the general public.” Miller stated that he has a concealed handgun permit and he “loves to shoot.”
In regards to my question about restoring the constitution Miller said that he’s “for it 100%” and that he carries a copy of it wherever he goes. “To me you take the constitution as it is. I want to go by the constitution, but I also want to go by what’s right and wrong.”
“I’m coming at this from a small business owner—person who’s been giving back to his community for a long time who is just fed up with what is going along.”
I asked him about the secured bond that Dan Eichenbaum posted before the primary guaranteeing that, if elected, he would only serve for three terms in congress. Miller responded that “I do not have any intentions of making it a life-time job. But I do feel that is somewhat self-defeating unless everybody agrees to it a certain standard.” Miller went on to say that the House leadership, in making committee assignments wouldn’t take someone who had made such a pledge seriously. He said “where I think that they ought to have term limits is the chairmanships of committees because if you want to find corruption that’s where you’ll find it. “I think that two years as the chair of a committee is darn long enough.”
In response to my query about the recently passed and signed national health care bill Miller responded “I don’t even believe that Ted Kennedy would have liked that bill. It was a ram job. It was poorly thought out. There were some things in it that obviously made sense for people that couldn’t get coverage, children. My health care that I provide for my employees; I provide fifty percent and they pay the other fifty percent. Health care went up this year for no good reason. We had to renegotiate with the insurance company to get it within 17%. So somebody who says that we don’t need something is full of crap.”
How are you going to differentiate yourself from Heath Shuler? “I’d never vote for Nancy Pelosi.”
With that, Miller’s attention was diverted elsewhere and the interview was effectively ended.
Jeff Miller from Hendersonville seems to be a very likeable candidate. I believe that he can go a long way towards becoming much more familiar with the issues and that he needs to positively differentiate himself and what he stands for from Heath Shuler to win the NC 11th Congressional seat in November.
In the interests of balance I will send this post (and blog address) to Heath Shuler and give him an opportunity to respond with a face-to-face interview on these and any other issues he wants to talk about.
"This is not the culture war of the 1990s. It is not a fight over guns, gays or abortion. Those old battles have been eclipsed by a new struggle between two competing visions of the country’s future. In one, America will continue to be an exceptional nation organized around the principles of free enterprise—limited government, a reliance on entrepreneurship and rewards determined by market forces. In the other, America will move toward European-style statism grounded in expanding bureaucracies, a managed economy and large-scale income redistribution. These visions are not reconcilable. We must choose." Improvedclinch.com
I met with Jeff Miller, Republican candidate for NC 11th District Congress on Saturday evening at a “meet-and-greet” before a Republican fund raiser at the Balsam Mountain Inn in Jackson County. Despite feeling just a little out of place because everyone was wearing semi-formal dress (one candidate for judge was wearing a slinky red dress) everyone was friendly and polite—even one gentleman who asked if I’m a democrat (I’m not).
Miller is in his early fifties and seems to be a sincere human being. “You get what you get with me.” Evidently he’s likable enough as a dad because his son Beck, a first time voter this fall, has said that he’s going to vote for him.
With good initial impressions of Miller I wanted to know where he stood on issues.
On the Second Amendment Miller said that “there was some misinformation going around” about his position on the Second Amendment. He told me that he supports it. He also told me that he is not a hunter but he is a life time member of the National Rifle Association. He believes that “armor piercing ammunition should not be available to the general public.” Miller stated that he has a concealed handgun permit and he “loves to shoot.”
In regards to my question about restoring the constitution Miller said that he’s “for it 100%” and that he carries a copy of it wherever he goes. “To me you take the constitution as it is. I want to go by the constitution, but I also want to go by what’s right and wrong.”
“I’m coming at this from a small business owner—person who’s been giving back to his community for a long time who is just fed up with what is going along.”
I asked him about the secured bond that Dan Eichenbaum posted before the primary guaranteeing that, if elected, he would only serve for three terms in congress. Miller responded that “I do not have any intentions of making it a life-time job. But I do feel that is somewhat self-defeating unless everybody agrees to it a certain standard.” Miller went on to say that the House leadership, in making committee assignments wouldn’t take someone who had made such a pledge seriously. He said “where I think that they ought to have term limits is the chairmanships of committees because if you want to find corruption that’s where you’ll find it. “I think that two years as the chair of a committee is darn long enough.”
In response to my query about the recently passed and signed national health care bill Miller responded “I don’t even believe that Ted Kennedy would have liked that bill. It was a ram job. It was poorly thought out. There were some things in it that obviously made sense for people that couldn’t get coverage, children. My health care that I provide for my employees; I provide fifty percent and they pay the other fifty percent. Health care went up this year for no good reason. We had to renegotiate with the insurance company to get it within 17%. So somebody who says that we don’t need something is full of crap.”
How are you going to differentiate yourself from Heath Shuler? “I’d never vote for Nancy Pelosi.”
With that, Miller’s attention was diverted elsewhere and the interview was effectively ended.
Jeff Miller from Hendersonville seems to be a very likeable candidate. I believe that he can go a long way towards becoming much more familiar with the issues and that he needs to positively differentiate himself and what he stands for from Heath Shuler to win the NC 11th Congressional seat in November.
In the interests of balance I will send this post (and blog address) to Heath Shuler and give him an opportunity to respond with a face-to-face interview on these and any other issues he wants to talk about.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Cut Off Prodigal Son
Commissioners, one of the definitions of socialism is when an authoritarian government, thinking it knows what is good for the subjects under it, forcibly takes wealth from producing individuals and gives it to non-producing individuals. Taking my and every other citizen’s money and giving it to a non-producing Mr. Clemmy Queen and QC Enterprises, especially without accountability and responsibility for many years, is totally outrageous and possibly illegal. But then all those loans, missed payments, interest, and missed rent happened under other commissioners. They are not your responsibility, right?
QC Enterprises owes me and every other citizen of Jackson County at least $530,000 dollars. Repairs, if made, to the old Tuckaseigee Mills, a true turkey of a property, will be at least 500,000 dollars. The county manager has said that we could spend at least a million dollars on the property. He doesn’t seem to be behaving in an accountable manner to the citizens of Jackson County. Nor have I heard him volunteer to contribute his “fat cat” pay raise to help the bankrupt Queen. Commissioners, are you willing to take money out of your own pockets and give it to Queen?
Stanton Woodworking and Lucky Tomato are doing what responsible, innovative businesses are supposed to do--making a profit and paying their bills. They could be moved from the death trap (numerous safety and fire violations) of the old Tuckaseigee Mills into the idled Stonewall packaging plant now that Jackson Paper has failed to perform as they said they would. So much for the promised "61 jobs." It may be true that the Stonewall Packaging debacle hasn’t cost the county any money, although I won’t believe that until I see the final figures from the county. However, the county should have never loaned money to Jackson Paper, in effect becoming partners with them as this was not in the best interest of free enterprise here in Jackson County.
Commissioners, let’s hope that you listen a little better to your constituents (the owners of those seats your sitting in) this time and not be ‘spend thrifts’ with my and everyone else’s’ money. Remember what Finance Director Fox has pointed out: if we don’t reduce our expenditures in this county we are going to go broke. Commissioners, before you end up bankrupting us all it is time to cut off the prodigal son.
Commissioners, I bet ya’ll really wish you could print money like that gang up in Washington D.C. Thank Goodness you can’t.
QC Enterprises owes me and every other citizen of Jackson County at least $530,000 dollars. Repairs, if made, to the old Tuckaseigee Mills, a true turkey of a property, will be at least 500,000 dollars. The county manager has said that we could spend at least a million dollars on the property. He doesn’t seem to be behaving in an accountable manner to the citizens of Jackson County. Nor have I heard him volunteer to contribute his “fat cat” pay raise to help the bankrupt Queen. Commissioners, are you willing to take money out of your own pockets and give it to Queen?
Stanton Woodworking and Lucky Tomato are doing what responsible, innovative businesses are supposed to do--making a profit and paying their bills. They could be moved from the death trap (numerous safety and fire violations) of the old Tuckaseigee Mills into the idled Stonewall packaging plant now that Jackson Paper has failed to perform as they said they would. So much for the promised "61 jobs." It may be true that the Stonewall Packaging debacle hasn’t cost the county any money, although I won’t believe that until I see the final figures from the county. However, the county should have never loaned money to Jackson Paper, in effect becoming partners with them as this was not in the best interest of free enterprise here in Jackson County.
Commissioners, let’s hope that you listen a little better to your constituents (the owners of those seats your sitting in) this time and not be ‘spend thrifts’ with my and everyone else’s’ money. Remember what Finance Director Fox has pointed out: if we don’t reduce our expenditures in this county we are going to go broke. Commissioners, before you end up bankrupting us all it is time to cut off the prodigal son.
Commissioners, I bet ya’ll really wish you could print money like that gang up in Washington D.C. Thank Goodness you can’t.
Little Slippery Fish
Commissioners, I apologize for missing the last (April 19) meeting. I had bigger fish to fry in Washington, D.C. on that date. I know that you missed me.
Now back to the little pond with the little slippery fish that just keep nibbling the worms off the hook and getting away.
It must have cost quite a bit of political capital to get the local government commission to forget about those missing audits. I know that you felt real good Mr. Chair, about calling a big, armed peace officer to subdue a little old lady; especially after you raised her dander a bit by disavowing all responsibility for the EDC/JDC and we, the tax payer’s money. With all due respect to Commissioner Cowan, the Jackson County board of commissioners may not have the legal authority to insist on the missing audits yet we the citizens of Jackson County have the authority to insist on accountability for our money that was given to the EDC and the JDC. Remember gentlemen, those are my and every other citizen of Jackson County’s seats up there. I know that you recall that little agreement you and I have on accountable, open and honest government or else resign from our seats. Right?
It seems that it is coming down to fish or cut bait time on the old Tuckaseigee Mills property. We have already allowed the main tenant to become in arrears over $530,000.00. Anybody got an extra half of a million (or more) dollars to throw down a rat hole?
Commissioner Massie, I agree with you that Jackson County needs to reduce the size of its huge motor pool. But darn commissioner, don’t you think that we need to reduce the size of our county government first? It would seem that the exorbitant fat-cat salaries that the managerial county employees are getting contribute quite a bit to the size of the county’s indebtedness. I don’t agree with our county finance director on much. Yet Director Fox has pointed out one truth: if we don’t reduce our expenditures in this county we are going to go broke. Balancing the budget is NOT enough. Forget raising taxes. We don’t have the money. Darn, I bet ya’ll wish you could print money like that gang up in Washington D.C. don’tcha?
Now back to the little pond with the little slippery fish that just keep nibbling the worms off the hook and getting away.
It must have cost quite a bit of political capital to get the local government commission to forget about those missing audits. I know that you felt real good Mr. Chair, about calling a big, armed peace officer to subdue a little old lady; especially after you raised her dander a bit by disavowing all responsibility for the EDC/JDC and we, the tax payer’s money. With all due respect to Commissioner Cowan, the Jackson County board of commissioners may not have the legal authority to insist on the missing audits yet we the citizens of Jackson County have the authority to insist on accountability for our money that was given to the EDC and the JDC. Remember gentlemen, those are my and every other citizen of Jackson County’s seats up there. I know that you recall that little agreement you and I have on accountable, open and honest government or else resign from our seats. Right?
It seems that it is coming down to fish or cut bait time on the old Tuckaseigee Mills property. We have already allowed the main tenant to become in arrears over $530,000.00. Anybody got an extra half of a million (or more) dollars to throw down a rat hole?
Commissioner Massie, I agree with you that Jackson County needs to reduce the size of its huge motor pool. But darn commissioner, don’t you think that we need to reduce the size of our county government first? It would seem that the exorbitant fat-cat salaries that the managerial county employees are getting contribute quite a bit to the size of the county’s indebtedness. I don’t agree with our county finance director on much. Yet Director Fox has pointed out one truth: if we don’t reduce our expenditures in this county we are going to go broke. Balancing the budget is NOT enough. Forget raising taxes. We don’t have the money. Darn, I bet ya’ll wish you could print money like that gang up in Washington D.C. don’tcha?
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