[at-l] Foot Bridge

[Doug Mathews]

I was an employee of state government for 30 years and it never 
ceased to amaze me how freely people were willing to spend the 
taxpayer dollar. Some might say there is accountability, but truth be 
known, there is not. I always wondered if in their personal life if 
they had the same attitude about money as they did when they spent 
taxpayer dollars. Of course, the government can always confiscate more!

With the past increases in real estate values, our mayor proclaimed a 
year or so ago, "The increase in property taxes was like found 
money." I was taught growing up if I found something, I was supposed 
to try and get it back to the rightful owner.  Of course they knew 
exactly where the found money came from, yet was there any attempt to 
get it back to those it was taken from?  Nooooooooooo.

As another rant, I got my notification of an increase in my 
assessment for taxes a few days ago (I'm sure that is what has me so 
hot!).....and it increased almost $34,000!  Gee, anyone want to buy a house?

Enough for this afternoon!

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