Values and Money
Category: I was just thinking about the public library. Dover has a great library that I use regularly. Really why would anyone buy fiction (something you will read once, maybe twice) when they could get it for free from the library. It amazes me how few people use this resource, the FREE resource. The whole library concept actually amazes me, in the world where nothing is free and everything can be found on the internet libraries have held tight to their niche and are doing well.
In thinking about public libraries I started to think about all the services I value in society and it seems all of them are grossly underfunded. Why is that? Don’t people want 1) free books, 2) quality educations for their children, 3) sufficiently manned and equipped police and fire departments? I think the problem is that our tax system is f**ked! I would certainly agree to tax increases for the above services if I was convinced the money would go to those services. However, it seems the more we pay the less we get back!!
Well at least the Majors, Governors and Senators of the country keep getting raises, because they are doing such a good job using my tax money and creating legislation I support (think of the close, but not quite banning of smoking in restaurants in NH - boy I’m sure glad that didn’t pass that would of seriously cut into my chances of lung cancer in the future). **Notice** the previous paragraph was all sarcasm for those of you that have a hard time noticing sarcasm.
In summary, the one thing I value that is actually funded at a more then meager level is broadcast sporting events. And as much as I like watching the Bs and the Sox, they are entertainers getting paid millions, yet our civil servants are lucky to make 40K!! What is wrong with people!!!