This bill might be better than nothing, but it is not really worth fighting for. All it really does is throw a little more responsibility on the Fiscal Court, and we have enough problems with them. In the end it turns any question about raising taxes into a political ballgame, and avoids the problem of forcing the boards to face responsibility for their actions.
We want NO taxation without representation. Only our elected officials should be able to tax us. This bill does not do that. I think we should push hard to get this bill rewritten to state that:
No unelected board can levy taxes.
If Library and Fire Departments want to fight that then they are fighting a Teaparty principle by demanding the right to tax without responsibility to the people. This directly contradicts our cherished principle of responsible and limited government, not to mention fiscal responsibility.
If we insist on this we can win. If we allow the lame excuse of passing the buck to Fiscal Court they will beat us again! Can we afford to keep losing on a cardinal principle like this?
James Duvall, M. A.
Director, Archivist, and Chief Firefighter
Big Bone University
Nec ossa solum, sed etiam sanguinem.
Big Bone, Kentucky
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