Letters to the editor, July 6, 2009

State budget fiasco

If you are an average worker in California you pay high taxes for what? Just think about what services the state provides you and your family — almost nothing.

Highway Patrol, courts, Caltrans, and fire protection. Every dollar you pay except for these services, you get nothing in return. All the other money you pay goes for social programs and you do not benefit in any way.

If any cuts are needed lets start with welfare and the hundreds of other give-away programs that you pay for. For example, the more kids you have on welfare the more money you get, no limit. The more food stamps you get, a larger free house through Section 8 and free medical.

The state does not limit how many children you can have.

Please just think what services or benefits do you get for your tax dollars? Do you get any assistance at all. No! Just pay, pay, pay.

William Kirk, Barstow

On politics

Maybe we should put a couple of ayatollahs in the White House and kiss ourselves good-bye. This probably won’t win me any friends or influence people. I couldn’t care less if the truth hurts — too bad with the U.S. scared to death of North Korea and Somalia and wasting all our resources on such scum. I wonder if maybe the last days are about here.

With the Democrats silencing Runners anti-tax program, what is this but communism?

Lets put the Second Amendment to work and kick out all the politicians and start over.

Joe Golden, Yermo