Parks & Rec. Director - Ms. No

[mgeary]

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Originally posted by gtill

...if you took the tax income from Puna, and figure in the number of residents, compared to Hilo and their population and tax outlay, that proportion per region and nothing else should go to each region!...

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Politics is the art of doing precisely the opposite of what you propose, gtill. If government expenses were redistributed strictly according to where the revenues came from, then a simple GIS computer program could replace the entire budgeting process. That's what pork-barrel earmarks, special-interest lobbyists, and smoke-filled rooms are all about. Disgusting, but true.

The Declaration of Independance says that we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights, among these blah, blah, blah, but a "fair" distribution of government services is not one of them, unfortunately.

I'm being cynical and sarcastic, but there is truth in what I'm saying. The non-sarcastic answer, for me, is to VOTE, participate in meetings, write letters to the editor, etc., precisely as Mr. Tucker is advocating. Becoming actively involved in the politics, particularly at the local level, is the best way to bring light to the dark and filthy shadows of politics. Then watch the cockroaches scurry away into their cracks and corners. They can't stand it when they're exposed to the light of public scrutiny and the fresh air of new ideas.

Aloha! ;-)