tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5466006524442850630..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4204705409725335142007-12-11T17:28:00.000-05:002007-12-11T17:28:00.000-05:00We have more government than we can afford, and we end up getting the government we pay for.<BR/><BR/>This report is wonderful. Just finished reading it all.<BR/><BR/>Most importantly--eliminating township governmment can save tens of millions immediately.<BR/><BR/>I don't typically agree with Shepherd--mostly because he just get sunder my skin--but the phrase he used today in the press conference that caught my ear, had to do with government structure.<BR/><BR/>He said that today's government must be leander, smarter, and isn't necessarily best-suited to our needs as it was 150 years ago. Many things have changed, most notably technology, which allows almost-instant review of proposals, documents, records, etc.<BR/><BR/>Great G'ma and G'pa used to make a day of going to the Courthouse and reviewing their taxes, drainage ditch records, etc. Now, it's all online. <BR/><BR/>We are lucky to have such a report from which to begin discussion. Tomorrow, the township assessors hold a news conference which will tell us why their sorry asses should be kept around. <BR/><BR/>Let the games begin.<BR/><BR/>Off the subject, but--Mitch and Cheri are all over the TV with ads for this college scholarship program and that health program. Cheri's is full of Carmel-type blonde white kids, and her voice is like fingernails on a blackboard. I don't know how Mitch puts up with it.<BR/><BR/>Oops--for awhile he didn't, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-27522037877337644252007-12-11T14:41:00.000-05:002007-12-11T14:41:00.000-05:00Gary, I believe the Constitution requires the creation of county offices but leaves the assignment of their duties up to the legislature. If true, the legislature could create a county executive and give him/her the duties now assigned to county offices. We could then elect the county treasurer, auditor, coroner, etc., and pay them each a dollar a year until we complete the constitutional changes abolishing those offices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com