There was one question that was asked on the last 2 debates before mine that did not get asked today due to the time limit we had but I thought it was worthy to post my comments on it and what I would have said on air if we had the opportunity. It is the question regarding whether Killingly relies to much on grants and other state funding. Here is a summary of what I would have said... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think virtually every town/city in this country relies to heavily on grants and it is a huge problem that contributes to our fiscal woes at all levels of government. But it is a system of our own creation that we have let grow out of control. We have these unholy alliances that are in place across the country where we are forced to send our money to the next higher level of govt . It is laundered and redistributed through some bureaucracy and then we have to ask for some if it back but only on their terms. Such as the amount, the requirements, and all the strings that are attached to it. The real long term fix is breakdown the system of taxation and regulation that leads to these twisted and interwoven reliance’s and return the power and control to the towns and cities WHERE IT BELONGS. While I have no evidence in front of me, it’s my opinion that we have plenty of money in our town to support our residents, schools, and to run our local operations. But we are so beholding to mandates and regulation that we have to comply with FIRST before we do anything else that it leaves us short every year and forced to make choices no one want to do nor should have to such as cutting services or raising taxes. It is a viscous cycle that has to be broke or we will never get out of it and eventually it will consume us.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:48:36 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015