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Tyranny by taxation is running rampant

| March 26, 2013 7:00 AM

I have no children, and I own property. With EIC, WIC, welfare, subsidized housing, and Medicaid I believe I pay enough taxes.

Why are people who do not own property allowed to vote in levy “elections?” Tyranny by taxation is rampant in Bonner County and is the direct result of the influx of people who feel “entitled” to more — more of everyone else’s money. We land owners are the only ones who should have been voting in the levy election, as we are the ones footing the bill.

With all the aforementioned entitlements I get to pay for, I wonder if the “gutterment” would send me a photo of some of the people I support so I may put it on the fridge. The takers didn’t want propositions 1, 2 and 3 because it was too much like accountability. Instead, they wanted and got a responsibility free donation to squander on things like extracurricular activities — “tyranny by taxation.” I, for one, have had enough.

THOMAS TOTTEN

Sagle