Georgians Loud and Clear: Cut wasteful government spending!
Overwhelmingly, the message Georgians are sending is loud and clear: cut wasteful government spending and say "no" to new taxes!
In the coming weeks, I pledge to keep you informed of efforts to cut waste in government. I will also be asking for your help -- when legislators want to increase taxes or won't cut the budget, I will need you to make calls, write letters to the editor, and invite friends to participate in our cause. We must keep the pressure on the legislature to do what's right at this critical time in our state's history.
Below are results of the Solutions Survey. Did you participate in the Solutions Survey? Are you surprised by the results? I look forward to reading your comments. -- Casey
6 Comments:
One person's waste is another's priority. Take a look at the entire state education system, with 50% pluss drop out rates, if that's not waste, we'll not find it. Abandon the "public" schools, issue $10,000 per year vouchers to every student who attends, and let the private sector compete to get them educated.
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January 12, 2009 1:06 PM
Public schools aren't the problem. Parents or the lack of them is the largest problem. A 16 yr old dropout will do so whether or not he is "competed" for. How many kids do you know that have dropped out that the parents set high standards of character? We hate to admit it but our problems are easy to identify, politically incorrect to fix. School Vouchers would be the biggest blunder in history. I hope Mr. Cagle is brighter, though he is likely getting "Atlantan".
By , at
January 12, 2009 6:38 PM
Much of the waste in government, especially at the local level, is tied to endless elected terms.
Our system of government was designed to be a government of the people. As we have it now, our locally elected leaders seem to be exempt from this ideology. They stack the deck, vote themselves pensions and lifetime health insurance. It has become CORRUPT.
The legislature should, however I won't hold my breath, take on this corruption and implement term limits on local offices.
This would generate renewed and greater participation in local governments, eliminate much of the corruption and return the government truly to the people.
Maurice Atkinson
Macon, Georgia
By , at
January 12, 2009 8:21 PM
I agree with MG in that until parents are willing to take "unpopular" steps with their children and raise them as respectful, positive, or even possibly nationalistic young citizens, no amount of shuffling of money will make a 15-year-old miscreant into a "poindexter".
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January 13, 2009 4:58 AM
As to education, the schools are a huge problem, and so is parenting. Both areas are at fault. Government has NEVER been able to do something BETTER than the private sector. Too many families think it's the gov's responsibility to raise their kids. Private schools, competing in the market place would drive better education, or the kids would/should not pass on to higher grades. We currently live in a society where all our kids get a "trophy" after the race because we don't want to hurt their "feelings". Ridiculous. We are HURTING our kids by doing this - raising a generation that will be weak and will endure MORE STRIFE because of it. It will accomplish exactly the opposite of what some think it will accomplish.
The biggest problem in this country today is political correctness, followed by the disease that is liberalism. We have lost our moral center, and believe that illegal immigrants should be able to get a drivers license, their kids go to our schools, and that they should health care?!?!?!?! Just a symptom of a much bigger problem.
Government is NOT THE ANSWER. MORE GOVERNMENT IS THE PROBLEM.
WHEN WILL WE COME TO OUR SENSES???
By , at
January 13, 2009 5:25 AM
I agree w/ Mr Atkinson. Especially at the Federal level. If our legislators don't have to count on the same Social Security system that we do for their retirement why should they be concerned w/ fixing it? We need to get back to sending "regular" people to our state and federal places of government for a fixed period of time. Seems like once they get their snout in the trough they forget about the folks back home they are supposed to represent.
BF
Savannah, GA
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January 15, 2009 6:31 AM