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How Much Is Enough?

John Riley to The C-J

Your editorial "Little to Cheer" regarding the Kentucky budget is correct in stating "Neither party has been willing to talk honestly, act responsibly...".  However, you go on to offer your solution is that they should "...ask Kentuckians to pay a little more in order to get something better.”

It is my understanding that there are 100 pennies in one dollar.  Assuming that to be correct even in the dismal "education" environment of what we still call schools today, can you tell your readers how many of those 100 pennies of each hard earned dollar they earn will be enough to achieve "something better".

We all know the Courier Journal is a strong advocate of higher taxes on the people, but can you let your readers know what percentage of (or how many pennies of a dollar) tax on the people you would consider to be too much?  Or would you be willing to allow government to make slaves of us all, working only for government with little or nothing left over for ourselves?

We have continued to pay a little more and a little more and as with the education system and most other government programs we continue to get something worse, not something better.

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050301/OPINION01/503010326

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