Comments on: Where would we be now? http://homertribune.com/2009/09/where-would-we-be-now/ Homer, Alaska Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:28:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: stina http://homertribune.com/2009/09/where-would-we-be-now/comment-page-1/#comment-185 stina Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:34:46 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5357#comment-185 (off topic- BTW Sean- LOVE the new website!!) (off topic- BTW Sean- LOVE the new website!!)

]]> By: stina http://homertribune.com/2009/09/where-would-we-be-now/comment-page-1/#comment-184 stina Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:31:47 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5357#comment-184 "we spent some $492,289 on consultants and landscape architects and public-flow pattern experts. I wonder how many community school classes that would buy?" Good point Sean! It is clear that the city can find the money for the things they want and this whole idea that we have to close the Boys and Girls Club etc. is payback for voting no on the grocery tax. Let the citizens see the entire budget and vote on where to make the cuts. “we spent some $492,289 on consultants and landscape architects and public-flow pattern experts.
I wonder how many community school classes that would buy?”

Good point Sean! It is clear that the city can find the money for the things they want and this whole idea that we have to close the Boys and Girls Club etc. is payback for voting no on the grocery tax. Let the citizens see the entire budget and vote on where to make the cuts.

]]> By: Blunderbuss http://homertribune.com/2009/09/where-would-we-be-now/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Blunderbuss Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:16:25 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5357#comment-179 We're in pretty sad shape if our quality of life depends upon the ability of the government, be it local or far off, to fund programs and services. Perhaps these people who are crying about the need to reinstate the tax ought to take up a private collection to fund some of these things if voters refuse to accept the tax. The people who want something are the people who ought to fund it. Some of the non-profits, etc. are doing incredibly good work. It would be a shame to see them falter. But honestly, do I have to have a tax on my food in order for such-and such a group to have any hope of carrying on services? I'm afraid that our mentality of dependency on government for everything is helping to kill America. We’re in pretty sad shape if our quality of life depends upon the ability of the government, be it local or far off, to fund programs and services.
Perhaps these people who are crying about the need to reinstate the tax ought to take up a private collection to fund some of these things if voters refuse to accept the tax.
The people who want something are the people who ought to fund it.
Some of the non-profits, etc. are doing incredibly good work. It would be a shame to see them falter. But honestly, do I have to have a tax on my food in order for such-and such a group to have any hope of carrying on services?
I’m afraid that our mentality of dependency on government for everything is helping to kill America.

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