OpinionJune 20, 2007
Speak Out 6/20/07
Clippings in street; Hard-earned money; Choosing to pay; Legal entry; City bargaining; Room for burials; Blog grammar; Civic investment; City spending; Securing votesClippings in street
WHAT IS wrong with people when they mow their lawn and blow the clippings into the street and leave them there? It looks so nasty. There should be a law against this in Cape Girardeau and also in Jackson.
Hard-earned money
THE MAYOR and council members of Cape Girardeau obviously have no compassion for people or they would not keep taking away our hard-earned money by initiating more taxes to fuel their pet projects.
Choosing to pay
TO THE out-of-towners complaining about the city sales tax and citing taxation without representation: You don't get representation without being a resident. You choose to shop here, using our infrastructure, so you choose to pay the taxes. The towns with better shopping and restaurants can charge sales taxes because they have what others want. It's the law of supply and demand, not taxation without representation.
Legal entry
IT'S NOT complicated. Any self-respecting nation requires that legal entry be made through designated legal ports of entry. And nation-honoring citizens don't like it when aliens enter by illegal means. We get ticked at elected officials who respect neither national sovereignty nor citizen's demands.
City bargaining
IT WILL be interesting to see what happens in Cape Girardeau when city employees realize they have a right of collective bargaining and don't have to settle for being told "This is what you get, like it or not." The mayor and council might have to put one of their pet projects on hold to improve working conditions for the employees.
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Room for burials
WITH ALL of the growth going on in Jackson, I wonder if our city leaders have given any thoughts to where we're going to bury our loved ones in the future. I drove through Russell Heights Cemetery the other day, and I'd say we've got enough space to last another 10 years or so before the cemetery is near capacity.
Blog grammar
I ENJOY the fact that the Southeast Missourian has so many bloggers. I wish they would learn to use correct grammar. It's not the sportswriters that are the worst. Some of the women have so many grammatical errors they ought to be ashamed. I know it's the Internet, but it's still a published article. Come on. Learn how to write a sentence and proofread your blogs before you post.
Civic investment
I AGREE that those wanting a water park need to get together and make the investment. Government and our taxes need to be used wisely, and this would not be a wise investment. The more government takes over that which should be in the private sector, the greater danger our society and freedoms are in. It's bad enough our tax dollars support deadbeats. The last thing we need to do is support deadbeat businesses investments.
City spending
NO MORE taxes. This city's answer to everything is more money. City officials claim they want another revenue stream, but we all know that the truth is our overall tax burden would increase. I wonder if those officials handle their household budgets the same way, being able to adjust for emergencies and increase their wages.
Securing votes
I AGREE with U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill that her state tour during which she talked to veterans did have value, if only in better securing pro-McCaskill votes for a prospective second term.
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