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Daydreambeliever:

This question is rhetorical, but were exactly does the money come from? Don't you think the folks who provide the majority of the funds to maintain an entire department should have a say or at least know where and how their money is being utilized? I mean, every person who works for a city or a town; in essence, aren't they technically employed by the taxpayers, aren't they in the service of the people?

Lets look at it another way... A personal owns stock in a company, every year there is an annual Shareholder's Meeting, the purpose of this meeting is for the leadership (President, Executives and Members of the Board) to address the "Owners" of the company a detailed financial picture and a current status of "Their Company." They are told how well or how bad the current leadership is doing running "Their Company." Looking at it this way, don't you think taxpayers are a lot like shareholders of a company?

Here is another example... Your son or daughter calls you one morning and says "Mom / Dad, I need or maybe can I have $1,000?" What is the first thing we would say "What do you need the money for?" Instinctively, the reason why we ask this is not because we don't want to help them, but because its our money which we've worked hard for and we want to know exactly how and why this money needed is going to be spent, right? The same goes for taxpayers... We don't mind paying the tax, because we do benefit from it, but we want to know how the money is being spent... And if we feel our money is not being used appropriately, or the money is being used in excess to provide unimaginable salaries and benefits for which we ourselves could only dream about receiving from our employer, we should have every right to say whether we approve or do not approve how our hard earned money is being spent be the people we place our trust in to run "Our Company" or "Our City."

Personally, I am opposed unions, I feel they are more of a burden rather than a benefit to a company or a municipality. I think at one time there was need, but now they are unnecessary. They put a lot of financial stress on companies and municipalities. If you compare states with and without unions you will find states with unions tend to have not only higher taxes but also various forms of "additional" taxes. Ironically, this is why folks who worked for unions for years, move to states with less taxes when they retire. They refuse to live in a state where their income for which they have worked hard for is over taxed... My last sentence is almost laughable, don't you think? Almost like a "Do as I say but not as I do" mentality?

I'm sure there will be some snide comments left for me and I am totally ok with that. I just thought your comment Daydreambeliever about wanting to evaluate my pay and benefits based on my skills was a little childish. However, in my case, you actually may have every right. because you more than likely have an ownership interest in my company not only as a shareholder but also a taxpayer.

Warwick Freemason

The "Taxpayer's Freemason"

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