Government Spending…
I didn’t need cold-weather boots in Iraq
By James Bernsen
In the case of social welfare spending, some government dollars, in fact, are counter-productive. Most rational people agree on the need for some kind of social safety net, but what we've constructed instead isn't a safety net but a hammock. Government on all levels has been subsidizing indolence for years, and it has only increased.
Read more here: http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=7&SubSectionID=7&ArticleID=25005&TM=34288.11
Showing posts with label Government Spending. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Government Spending. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
We pay for their waste...what a stinky deal.
Hello to the readers of "The Voice of the Taxpayer"! This is my first post with ya'll, so please be kind. Feed me comments! :) Now on to the meat of the matter: waste, fraud, and abuse of our taxpayer money by our government employees.
Whatever happened to holding public office and demonstrating trustworthiness in stewardship, honor in conduct, and integrity of character? Are those basic values out of fashion or not expected for those working in government? Waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars run rampant throughout all levels of government and the costs to the taxpayer are enormous.
“Taxpayers deserve honesty,” says Americans for Prosperity - Texas Executive Director Peggy Venable, “We continue to see fraud, waste and abuse of public dollars, to the tune of millions of dollars.”
Instances of justice are served up to taxpayers by way of small victories, however. Temple’s Mayor Pro-tem Martha Tyroch just lost her bid for state representative likely due to her outrageous spending habits using the Temple city credit card, information made public prior to the election. On May 10, voters in Palmer will have a chance to decommission Councilman Mike Greenlee should they deem his 1990s-era expenditures at strip clubs and bars using his city credit card abuse of taxpayer money. The Ellis County Press covers the front page story here.
Taxpayers should not have to go to work every day to earn a living, take care of their families and pay their taxes, knowing that millions of their tax dollars are wasted, abused, and used fraudulently. The good news is there are some elected officials who do consistently side on behalf of the taxpayer and trustworthiness in stewardship. During the 80th Texas Legislative Session in 2007, Sen. Dan Patrick introduced SB 1190 that would have established a commission on state government spending to address waste, fraud, and abuse in state agency operations. It was left pending in committee at the close of the Session.
Our lesson is this: they’re using our money so we have every right to oversee its use. Americans for Prosperity – Texas (AFP) can help you plug in to your local and state government so you may serve as a citizen watchdog for government spending. If abuse of your taxpayer dollars makes your blood boil and you want to do something about it, please call AFP at 512.476.5905.
Whatever happened to holding public office and demonstrating trustworthiness in stewardship, honor in conduct, and integrity of character? Are those basic values out of fashion or not expected for those working in government? Waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars run rampant throughout all levels of government and the costs to the taxpayer are enormous.
“Taxpayers deserve honesty,” says Americans for Prosperity - Texas Executive Director Peggy Venable, “We continue to see fraud, waste and abuse of public dollars, to the tune of millions of dollars.”
Instances of justice are served up to taxpayers by way of small victories, however. Temple’s Mayor Pro-tem Martha Tyroch just lost her bid for state representative likely due to her outrageous spending habits using the Temple city credit card, information made public prior to the election. On May 10, voters in Palmer will have a chance to decommission Councilman Mike Greenlee should they deem his 1990s-era expenditures at strip clubs and bars using his city credit card abuse of taxpayer money. The Ellis County Press covers the front page story here.
Taxpayers should not have to go to work every day to earn a living, take care of their families and pay their taxes, knowing that millions of their tax dollars are wasted, abused, and used fraudulently. The good news is there are some elected officials who do consistently side on behalf of the taxpayer and trustworthiness in stewardship. During the 80th Texas Legislative Session in 2007, Sen. Dan Patrick introduced SB 1190 that would have established a commission on state government spending to address waste, fraud, and abuse in state agency operations. It was left pending in committee at the close of the Session.
Our lesson is this: they’re using our money so we have every right to oversee its use. Americans for Prosperity – Texas (AFP) can help you plug in to your local and state government so you may serve as a citizen watchdog for government spending. If abuse of your taxpayer dollars makes your blood boil and you want to do something about it, please call AFP at 512.476.5905.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Spending Limitation Resolution
This was posted by Marc Levin on Empower Texans blog.
Texas GOP Primary Ballot will include a Spending Limitation ResolutionTexas Republican primary voters will weigh in on a non-binding resolution that asks whether state and local governments should be required to limit annual budget increases to the sum of the population growth and inflation rate. The measure is likely to pass overwhelmingly, just as a similar proposition did several years ago. Hopefully, this time lawmakers will get the message.
http://www.empowertexans.com/node/441
Texas GOP Primary Ballot will include a Spending Limitation ResolutionTexas Republican primary voters will weigh in on a non-binding resolution that asks whether state and local governments should be required to limit annual budget increases to the sum of the population growth and inflation rate. The measure is likely to pass overwhelmingly, just as a similar proposition did several years ago. Hopefully, this time lawmakers will get the message.
http://www.empowertexans.com/node/441
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Texas Conservative Conference: Live Blog. Peggy Venable
Peggy Venable, the Texas Director for Americans for Prosperity is now speaking.
Peggy is a leading taxpayer advocate in Texas. She is speaking on the TaxPayers Bill Of Rights (TABOR). Taxpayers need transparency and accountability among our elected officials. Government entities are spending lots of money with no restraint.
County governments are spending money on lobbyists, through the Texas Association of Counties and the Texas Municipal League, to lobby the Legislature for additional money. Taxpayer funded lobbyists is a major problem in that the money that is spent on lobbyists is usually going to advocate for additional tax money wasted by our government entities. This is a blatant violation of the Texas local government code. Peggy Venable has sued Williamson County for spending money on the Texas Association of Counties to illegally lobby for additional funding. Peggy Venable won the lawsuit, but Williamson County has not pulled out of the Texas Association of Counties.
We need elected officials to stand up for spending constraints at the state and local government level. Over the past 30 years, local government spending has risen 4 times from what is was in the early 1980's. The debt of local governments has increased 5 times from the early 1980's. The total amount of interest on debt that local government pays statewide, as of 2007, is greater than the amount of money that local governments spend on fire and police departments statewide. More money is spent on interest payments than on the necessary functions of local governments.
The government is run by those who show up. Inform yourselves and get active in lobbying your elected officials for spending restraints, appraisal caps, and transparency in government. Only through a grassroots efforts can we lower spending and limit the growth of government spending.
Peggy is a leading taxpayer advocate in Texas. She is speaking on the TaxPayers Bill Of Rights (TABOR). Taxpayers need transparency and accountability among our elected officials. Government entities are spending lots of money with no restraint.
County governments are spending money on lobbyists, through the Texas Association of Counties and the Texas Municipal League, to lobby the Legislature for additional money. Taxpayer funded lobbyists is a major problem in that the money that is spent on lobbyists is usually going to advocate for additional tax money wasted by our government entities. This is a blatant violation of the Texas local government code. Peggy Venable has sued Williamson County for spending money on the Texas Association of Counties to illegally lobby for additional funding. Peggy Venable won the lawsuit, but Williamson County has not pulled out of the Texas Association of Counties.
We need elected officials to stand up for spending constraints at the state and local government level. Over the past 30 years, local government spending has risen 4 times from what is was in the early 1980's. The debt of local governments has increased 5 times from the early 1980's. The total amount of interest on debt that local government pays statewide, as of 2007, is greater than the amount of money that local governments spend on fire and police departments statewide. More money is spent on interest payments than on the necessary functions of local governments.
The government is run by those who show up. Inform yourselves and get active in lobbying your elected officials for spending restraints, appraisal caps, and transparency in government. Only through a grassroots efforts can we lower spending and limit the growth of government spending.
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