Waste and fraud vs. higher taxes

Bill L. Wilson, Henderson

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 | 2 a.m.

So some state legislators are disappointed that a school tax increase never made it. To make matters worse, I’m sure there will be many citizens joining the chorus. I’m also sure that most of these folks complain about the cost of other goods and services they receive.

I would probably feel guilty about my nonsupport of most tax increases if I saw our local, state and national leaders putting as much if not more effort in to ferreting out the fraud and waste in most giveaway programs and tax breaks. They have to (or should) know where to look. It seems that it’s simply too easy to cry poor mouth and raise taxes.

Although people would raise an uproar, probably including me, some laws need to be changed regarding user fees based on income levels. Everyone seems to get lost in the fact that “government funds” is just another term for “taxpayers’ money.”