Comments on: Public funding http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/10/18/public-funding/ Leslie Burns writes on the photo business and marketing Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: info http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/10/18/public-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-36197 info Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:44:58 +0000 http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/?p=731#comment-36197 Nope. You entirely missed my point. Too bad. -Leslie Nope. You entirely missed my point. Too bad.
-Leslie

]]> By: MarcW http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/10/18/public-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-36195 MarcW Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:48:47 +0000 http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/?p=731#comment-36195 No, no, I saw your point. Your point is that you want me to be taxed more because you think the government doesn't have enough money to pay for the services you want it to provide. My point is that if you want the government to have more money, you are free to give it to them. The problem is that you want to make me give them more too, and I disagree with you that that's a good idea. I don't think they handle the money they *already* take from me very responsibly, so I see no point in giving them any more. The phrase "throwing good money after bad" comes to mind. If I thought they'd use it to do things that actually need doing, I wouldn't mind so much. But even if we agreed on which services they should provide - which we probably do in some ways and not in other ways - the second problem is that they won't use it for those services. They'll use it to blow people up, or execute helpless prisoners, or build bridges to nowhere. (If any of those are services you want provided, then you see the first problem.) I have a big problem with giving them money to blow people up, I don't care for giving them money to execute helpless prisoners, and giving them money to build bridges to nowhere just isn't as funny as it used to was. If I'm going to give more money to something government-related, I'd rather give it to a watchdog or government reform group, and if I'm going to give it for services, I'd rather give it to somebody who provides the actual services. M No, no, I saw your point. Your point is that you want me to be taxed more because you think the government doesn’t have enough money to pay for the services you want it to provide. My point is that if you want the government to have more money, you are free to give it to them. The problem is that you want to make me give them more too, and I disagree with you that that’s a good idea. I don’t think they handle the money they *already* take from me very responsibly, so I see no point in giving them any more. The phrase “throwing good money after bad” comes to mind. If I thought they’d use it to do things that actually need doing, I wouldn’t mind so much.

But even if we agreed on which services they should provide – which we probably do in some ways and not in other ways – the second problem is that they won’t use it for those services. They’ll use it to blow people up, or execute helpless prisoners, or build bridges to nowhere. (If any of those are services you want provided, then you see the first problem.) I have a big problem with giving them money to blow people up, I don’t care for giving them money to execute helpless prisoners, and giving them money to build bridges to nowhere just isn’t as funny as it used to was. If I’m going to give more money to something government-related, I’d rather give it to a watchdog or government reform group, and if I’m going to give it for services, I’d rather give it to somebody who provides the actual services.

M

]]> By: info http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/10/18/public-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-36184 info Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:44:31 +0000 http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/?p=731#comment-36184 MarcW: I hope you are just being sarcastic and didn't deliberately miss the point. -Leslie MarcW: I hope you are just being sarcastic and didn’t deliberately miss the point.
-Leslie

]]> By: MarcW http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/10/18/public-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-36183 MarcW Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:16:32 +0000 http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/?p=731#comment-36183 There is nothing preventing you from paying more taxes if you like. Just take all your business expense receipts and toss 'em. :) Instructions for additional payments are also located on Page 77 of the Form 1040 Instruction circular. Go nuts! M There is nothing preventing you from paying more taxes if you like. Just take all your business expense receipts and toss ‘em. :)

Instructions for additional payments are also located on Page 77 of the Form 1040 Instruction circular. Go nuts!

M

]]> By: Mac http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/2008/10/18/public-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-36172 Mac Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:40:32 +0000 http://www.burnsautoparts.com/blog/?p=731#comment-36172 I'm not sure about the Europeans getting the funding right - at least from the squeals of pain from various arts and local community sports lobbies, due to funding cuts, with the money diverted to preparing for the 2012 London Olympic games As for the moans and groans about travelling to large events and conventions, for me, it comes down to importance. If it is important enough for me, I'll figure out a way to sacrifice enough Starbucks coffees, PDN's or pints of Guiness to attend :-) I’m not sure about the Europeans getting the funding right – at least from the squeals of pain from various arts and local community sports lobbies, due to funding cuts, with the money diverted to preparing for the 2012 London Olympic games

As for the moans and groans about travelling to large events and conventions, for me, it comes down to importance. If it is important enough for me, I’ll figure out a way to sacrifice enough Starbucks coffees, PDN’s or pints of Guiness to attend :-)

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