Politicians And Parades
They seem to go hand-in-hand in an election year. The soles on my boots are getting well worn. I'm hoping they'll hold out until the election in November. When I get elected, these old boots are going to sit prominately in my office so all who enter will know that that is how I won this election, and that is how I intend to represent my district. Pounding the pavement and meeting with the people, having regular office hours in the district, and letting our voice be heard loud and clear!
Thanks to the folks in Bagley and Boscobel. It never ceases to amaze me that these small towns in our district can have such huge crowds. It's good to see so many people involved and supporting their communities. The Fire Departments of Bagley and Boscobel should be commended.
Speaking of fire departments. I can't help thinking about TABOR, or TPA, or whatever gimicky name Republicans attach to it, when I see the fire trucks in these parades. I do so because under the Taxpayer Protection Act which passed the Assembly, local governments, police departments, and fire departments would suffer the worst. Under TPA (Gabe Loeffelholz cast the deciding vote,by the way) the aforementioned local entities would have their hands tied when it came to funding for their essential needs. The state would impose funding limits upon local governments, while doing nothing to stop dishing out the pork to special interest groups. So if a community needed upgrades or new equipment, they would have to raise property taxes to pay for it. While that is happening, the state legislators are dishing out the pork to their lobbyist friends, who use it to build things that local governments will have to maintain. They'll have to raise property taxes again just to have the funds to maintain the new stuff. And on and on and on.
Fortunately, TPA did not make it through the Senate. But you can bet your bottom dollar that Republicans are going to try again in the next session. They absolutely do not want local issues to be controlled by local governments, etc. They love the Big Brother approach of "we in Madison know what's best for you in rural Wisconsin. You just sit back and be quiet. Trust us."
I trust the mayor of Lancaster, the chairman of Mount Hope Township, and the Village President of Dickeyville a lot more than I do the folks in Madison. And that attitude won't change once I'm elected.
Thanks to the folks in Bagley and Boscobel. It never ceases to amaze me that these small towns in our district can have such huge crowds. It's good to see so many people involved and supporting their communities. The Fire Departments of Bagley and Boscobel should be commended.
Speaking of fire departments. I can't help thinking about TABOR, or TPA, or whatever gimicky name Republicans attach to it, when I see the fire trucks in these parades. I do so because under the Taxpayer Protection Act which passed the Assembly, local governments, police departments, and fire departments would suffer the worst. Under TPA (Gabe Loeffelholz cast the deciding vote,by the way) the aforementioned local entities would have their hands tied when it came to funding for their essential needs. The state would impose funding limits upon local governments, while doing nothing to stop dishing out the pork to special interest groups. So if a community needed upgrades or new equipment, they would have to raise property taxes to pay for it. While that is happening, the state legislators are dishing out the pork to their lobbyist friends, who use it to build things that local governments will have to maintain. They'll have to raise property taxes again just to have the funds to maintain the new stuff. And on and on and on.
Fortunately, TPA did not make it through the Senate. But you can bet your bottom dollar that Republicans are going to try again in the next session. They absolutely do not want local issues to be controlled by local governments, etc. They love the Big Brother approach of "we in Madison know what's best for you in rural Wisconsin. You just sit back and be quiet. Trust us."
I trust the mayor of Lancaster, the chairman of Mount Hope Township, and the Village President of Dickeyville a lot more than I do the folks in Madison. And that attitude won't change once I'm elected.
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