http://www.coj.net/Departments/Finance/Budget/default.htm
Ok if you are reading this you probably know how Libertarians feel about governments spending money. Well Jacksonville FL is not different than any place else. The Link above goes to our budget office. Well last year I got a big nice glossy copy of the budget and showed it to many people that I know. Every single one of them Republican and Democrat alike thought that the city spent to much on the printing of this document. If you go down to city hall and go to the budget office they have awards for the presentation of the budget. Hey we have won lots of awards for our budget. In real world terms that means we have spent to damn much money on just printing the budget here in Jacksonville FL.
So on to stupid things in the budget. As a Libertarian I feel that government really only needs to do a few very basic things. Protect private property from violent people. Well they can't do that. Don't pay your taxes and you will have some very violent people coming to get your private property. Our wonderful government here has decided to implement not new taxes but new fees. Lets see government with their hands in my pocket well whats the difference between fees and taxes its all theft from me.
The budget here is filled ,like everywhere, with people with their hand out. Why should I pay for something that should be left to charity. Why should I pay for something I may not agree with. Why should you have to pay for something I agree with. Its not the governements job to do most of the things they do. Remeber that 100years ago lots of the things we think about as necessary to the city budget were not in the budget. So next time you are interested in getting some money from the city for some thing ask a Libertarian if they would pay for it most of the time they will say no. Then ask yourself would you pay for it out of pocket if you say no then don't make others pay for it. Remember we all pay for city government programs.
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Keep in mind that the fees only affect the user and not everyone as a whole. Property taxes fund schools and boondoggles like the failed shipyards project, but everyone pays no matter what. The fees only affect you if you use those services. That being said you are right a dollar out of your pocket is a dollar out of your pocket. The republican machine has kept Peyton in power and he's never been qualified. Yet keep in mind certain outreach programs can have the effect of lowering crime and does fall under the domain of what you speak of in terms of vital services.
I don't know about any issues in Florida specifically, just that there are government programs truly needed such social security, and some form of health care coverage for americans especially for those in poverty. Romney and others advocate people buy their own health insurance but congressmen get theirs provided by the government why can't we? When you are in poverty you do not have the luxury of affording insurance. Infrastructure and research and development should be guided and owned by which agencies or part of the private sector? At present taxes are the only system we have to keep a human system half-way humane. We need people paying according to their incomes not letting the rich get off without paying their share.
Athenah
Those kind of socialist programs don't work as is being show today by this article http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2008/03/17/health_provider_predicts_big_loss/ The Romney program is causing problems already in Mass. I also don't thing that Congress should have their healthcare paid for by me either. OF course if you keep more money in your pocket and decide what you want to do with it you can become richer. Unless you are just bad with money. In which case then its your own fault.
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