Comments by methusla
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Posted on November 18 at 2:35 p.m.
Observation
The only comment I can respond with about your idea of taxpayers furnishing vehicles for ellected officials, etc. is,
" OH, BROTHER " !
Posted on November 18 at 11:30 a.m.
Again, I know I said I would not get in on this discussion, but after reading the posts, I just have to get this off my chest !
My Mother and Father, God bless them, were both wonderful people, although they did not attend any particular church or subscribe to or embrace any particular religion or phylosophy!
However, one could tell by looking into their eyes that something was special about them, I know that by the way they lived their lives, treated and respected other people and their beliefs and lives, I know that thru this and my faith and belief, which I got from my Mother and Father, that they both are with God and Jesus in paradise ( Heaven ) and am trying with all my might and with the grace of God to be like them !
Thank You and may God bless us all !
Posted on November 18 at 11:11 a.m.
continued
And if you, Observation, or anyone thinks I am a man of infinate means, you would be dead wrong !
I live on a meager retirement/disability income and could ill afford to send letters to companies in this country or foreign countries, but did so anyway, because I want to see Emporia, Lyon County and its citizens live a better life than they have now or will have if things do not change !
So Observation, instead of griping about those who want change and less needless spending and taxation, get off your duff, and do something yourself, unless you are satisfied with the way things are, have been and will be, and in that case just sit back, do noting, say nothing and stop belittling those who have or are trying to do something, even if it is doing something by making there displeasure known by as you say, griping bellyaching !
Thank you, and have a nice day !
Posted on November 18 at 10:59 a.m.
Observation
FYI, I have tried to bring more jobs to Emporia by sending letters, trying to sell the attributes of Emporia to several Companies, not just to companies in this country but world wide, hoping they would at least come and take a look at Emporia. But have not recieved any response from any of them ! And I might add I did this on my own, paid for it out of my own pocket, and let me tell you mailing letters along with photos to companies in this Country as well as foreign countries is not a cheap under taking !
Exactly what have you done to try and create jobs or even try to get companies interested in locating in Emporia, thereby creating jobs !
At least I can proudly say I did at least try !
Just how do you suppose the city will get $1500 dollars to give everyone to by a new car ?
I can tell you where, from the taxpayers in the form of higher taxes ! Now there is a novel idea !
And that makes for some expensive steak knives !
And I did offer solutions or at least suggested how to restrain the runaway spending of the City and County at the public budget hearings . But that was a total waste of time !
So until you have done someting yourself to curtail " wanton " gov't. spending or done something about trying to bring more jobs to Emporia and Lyon County and paid for it out of your own pocket, don' t throw stones or make accusations !
If you are satisfied with the recurring " Status Quo " of gov't in Emporia and Lyon County, then I suspect that you are one of those who don' t want to lose the grip you have on the local gov' t or the friendship you may possibly have with those who do have a grip on the local governments !
Posted on November 18 at 9:10 a.m.
I realize the breaking news site address I posted, has nothing to do with city government, but I thought this news may just lift some of the local taxpayers spirits !
Posted on November 18 at 9:04 a.m.
biscuitboy
I really wasn't singling out anyone in particular in my last post about city and county government ! If it sounded as if I was, I appologize, because I include myself when I say you/we ! Because you see my 40 + years of frustration with the way things are done in good old Emporia and Lyon County, tends to get the best of me at times and therefore I too turn into a " Sheeple " instead of being a strong " People " , again sorry if I offended you, I certainly didn' t intend to. I was just trying to jolt some people into reality, but I guess I did it rather poorly !
Posted on November 18 at 8:42 a.m.
Just came across this little snipit of breaking news,
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/70...
Appears that the current administration may be forcing the wealthy, at least some of them, to start paying their fair share of taxes !
Posted on November 18 at 8:19 a.m.
Well, I have made my opinion known and made my suggestions as to what may solve the problems of both our City and County !
If the present form of City and County gov' t. is working so well then why do the City and County Commissioners ask for, rather at time beg for help form the taxpaying citizens and then when the citizens they are supposed to represent attend public meetings, offer suggestions and the CC, LCC, CM etc., either get a glassy eyed stare, give the citizens what amounts to excuses, double talk and basically still carry on business as usual, which is give more creedance to the influencial, power, elite of the City and County and more or less continue to do what their masters want or wish !
There are those who claim that spending more and more will take Emporia and Lyon County into the future and progress!
Well, I say this, if increased, needless, unnecessary spending, increased taxes, in other words, ever increasing cost of living, are the " Future " of Emporia and Lyon County, then the " Future " of Emporia and Lyon County looks very bleak to me !
As long as the common, working taxpayers of Emporia and Lyon County will continue to be " Sheeple" instead of " People " the gov't. " status quo " will continue to be " Tax and Spend " or " Spend and Tax " more and more and the cycle of continuing down the road toward ruin will continue, it' s that simple !
I apparantely am just one of a few who can see this and am tired of trying to offer suggestions or ideas on how to try and turn this situation around, so I will no longer offer suggestions, etc., that will or could possibly make a better life, etc., for all Emporians and concentrate on my surviving an ever increasingly bad situation and just say, the best of luck to everyone, you/we will need it !
Posted on November 17 at 10:24 p.m.
Obversation
Out of your own mouth or keyboard is the exact problem with gov' t. in this town, state, county and country !
The paying for the votes of commissioners, etc., either with cars or money or gifts has become so common place, that a lot of people, like you believe that is the norm and the way things should be !
When you or anyone influences how an elected official, any elected official votes, makes policy or laws is known as graft, racketeering and corruption and is not the way gov' t., Federal, State, County or City is supposed to work.
So you are one of the people who believe that elected officials should be bought and paid for, just like always ?
No wonder this State, County, City and Country is going to H_LL in a hand basket !
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Posted on November 19 at 6:34 a.m.
Well, I am certainly no restaurant or business expert and I do not eat at a restaurant that often, but there are approx. 52 restaurants listed in the local yellow pages and probably more small, so called " order & go " eating places that are not listed ! I am guessing there are closer to 70 or more established or nearly established restaurants or eating or order & go eating places in Emporia and that seems like quite a few for all of them to be supported by what is considered by most a small town or City, especially when there are a lot of people who just do not " eat out " that often ! Quite frankly I never did understand how all of the restaurants and, or eating places have managed to survive ! Just a thought and opinion !
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