Comments on Advance Indiana™: Another Township Trustee's Spending Questioned

I'm not sure which is worse. This one, or ones...

2012-08-03T17:29:05.668-05:00

I'm not sure which is worse. This one, or ones where trustees spend tax dollars on "uniforms" for their employees, put signs with their names on township vehicles, "advertise" for business in neighborhood papers, or hire "assistant" trustees for $200,000 per year.

-and the message is clear: ELIMINATE TOWNSHIPS! ...

2012-08-03T13:10:09.937-05:00

-and the message is clear: ELIMINATE TOWNSHIPS!

They have no useful purpose and are a haven of corruption, as well as a waste of TAX money.

It would appear that Michaelski has been gambling ...

2012-08-03T12:44:39.501-05:00

It would appear that Michaelski has been gambling on his township's dimes. A criminal offense, in my opinion.

I'm biased, but the State Board of Accounts is...

2012-08-03T12:37:31.309-05:00

I'm biased, but the State Board of Accounts is the best agency in State government. This story was pretty interesting, as well, about a year-old state law and what government agencies are to report to the SBOA:

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/31311892/detail.html

Debate has been going-on for years on whether SBOA should be under the executive branch or another branch; I think it should be under another branch besides the executive, especially with a governor like Mitch Daniels being in charge who has severely cut the number of auditors working at SBOA in his overall fiscal Reign of Error. SBOA unfortunately does not have a whole lot of power to enforce as it can just recommend their findings to prosecutors -- such as the case in St. Joe County. More prosecutorial power might be better at ensuring public servants stay in line; also, since the SBOA is split between both parties, there would be less of a chance of a partisan prosecutor dismissing a case because of party affiliation of the offender.