Minneapolis bridge collapses

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

True--but like I said earlier, who is going to pay for this? Will budgets be re-adjusted in order to do so? We'll see what happens. I have no idea, I just know that the situation in Minneapolis has sparked a lot of energy on the topic.

I agree. I do not see everyone opening up their check books to write a $5,500.00 check to the government anytime soon.

But we do have to realize that what "we have been trained to think" just maybe wrong. How many years have gone by that we have been told that taxes are evil, that taxes will not be raised, that taxes will be lowered et al.

Yet we still want and need our services. We still have to pay for government operations et al.

Perhaps it is time to review tax laws and codes and how they are used and mis-used.

Perhaps it is time to ask official and politicians, at all levels, why monies from dedicated highway funds are either not being used or if used mis-used.

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by jon1856

I agree. I do not see everyone opening up their check books to write a $5,500.00 check to the government anytime soon.

But we do have to realize that what "we have been trained to think" just maybe wrong. How many years have gone by that we have been told that taxes are evil, that taxes will not be raised, that taxes will be lowered et al.

Yet we still want and need our services. We still have to pay for government operations et al.

Perhaps it is time to review tax laws and codes and how they are used and mis-used.

Perhaps it is time to ask official and politicians, at all levels, why monies from dedicated highway funds are either not being used or if used mis-used.

Again, as I said earlier, I have no problems with raising taxes to pay for repairs to our highways and bridges. As I said earlier, other people, who you yourself have cited, WILL have a problem with taxes being raised. Perhaps it is time for society to re-assess how they view taxes and their purpose--I completely agree, and have for a long time...