Look in the mirror
CREEPING SOCIALISM is destroying a nation which was born and made strong by rugged individuals, people who took care of themselves. Today the public looks in the direction of government, expecting handouts.
Make no mistake, gentle reader, ours is not a democracy. Switzerland is one of the few true democracies left among the world's nations. The USA has a representative form of government. We elect people to represent us, people to decide the path of our future.
We vote for people whom we believe will best reflect our desires.
Most of us claim to be "against big government" while we line up for checks, support payments, government retirement, and medical payments. Most of us, including the writer, are guilty.
If you wonder who to blame for this creeping socialism, look in any mirror.
If you wonder where we're going, just look at recent actions taken by our representatives
Every unit of government is in serious difficulty due to lack of funds. It's not only the stock market that's coming up short, so is money to run the government. But, what do our elected officials do? They grant across the board salary increases.
Our county turned down an opportunity to receive millions of dollars in benefits, and free trash service, and instead is considering constructing a local landfill that will cost millions, to be paid for by charging residents to dump in their own landfill.
And they haven't addressed the problem of the former county facility near Aulne which potentially will cost more millions.
We increased retail sales taxes, without public protest, while retail sales establishments in Marion County are suffering like a stuck hog.
The blood of our wounds is all around, but none seem to care. We look but don't see.
We only need to glance at a mirror to see the source of trouble. That's the only way we'll solve a problem which exists even if we won't admit it.
— BILL MEYER
