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s ournal: Cartoon to the editor
Taxes too high From C.W. Mason, Shelton
...TIIROWIN( OUT "FILE BABY WITI! THE BATIlWATER????
urnal:
the answer to the ques-
I your editorial: What
elect legislators
idiots?
the idiots that elect
They are those
t is Santa
there is no free
think they can
and Paul Allen
Then they can
granted, but
their own money.
are idiots?
promises to the
really dumb pro-
regulations. An exam-
on in Washington,
time. The liberals
us the ability to
insurance compa-
Punitive damages. Of
liberals fail to point
trial lawyers' group
to the Dem-
These trial lawyers
contingency fee,
Are our legis-
g out for our
are they watching out
(e.g. trial
necessary and legiti-
Sea that government
Should we pay for
until the idiot
the message that
Pay for government at
will pay for all guy-
and over-regu-
will
legislation
Will reelect them.
eview is an
In her let-
distorted," she
two-thirds of tax
Percent of the tax-
DUH? When taxes
of the people
of the taxes, so
due, two-thirds
should go to
population. This
is not acceptable
why doesn't she
t to just stick a
ribs of Bill Gates and
and confiscate their
be done with it? Why
Boehm is one of the
Journal spoke of
in her letter,
that "It (Ini-
requires a vote of the
funds for state and local govern-
ments." You betcha. If there are
only a few increases, this is no
problem. If there will be continu-
ing elections because of a continu-
ing need for additional funds or
increased funds, we have a prob-
lem. But the problem is NOT the
number of elections, but the num-
ber of times our taxes and fees
are being raised. If this is going
on now, that is an EXCELLENT
reason for requiring a vote on
EACH of these increases.
Finally, Shah Gill in his letter
entitled, "No counter-offer,"
makes an excellent point about
what the naysayers are doing,
which is no counter-offer to 1-695.
On the other hand, I have copies
of letters dating back to 1991 that
I sent to Congressman Norm
Dicks complaining about my
heavy federal tax burden. I have
copies of letters I sent to Gover-
nor Locke and previous adminis-
trations back to Booth Gardner
about my heavy state tax burden.
I have copies of letters I sent to
my local legislators, including
Kathy Haigh, about my heavy tax
burden. I have copies of letters to
the editor extending back years
about my heavy tax burden. I no-
tiffed these "responsible" leaders
of my heavy tax burden, and they
have ignored me. 1-695 is the re-
sult of their NONACTION.
The problem can be simply
stated. I pay too much taxes, and
I am retired and barely making
it. Norm Dicks pretends the fed-
eral taxes are fair. Gary Locke
pretends state taxes are fair. The
county leaders pretend local taxes
are fair. What is NOT fair is that
they all come out of one pocket.
That pocket is yours and mine.
Individuals. Not businesses and
not labor unions and not church-
es. If you don't understand that,
take a class in Accounting 101
and iearn aboul who pays taxes
and then take a class in Econom-
ics 101 and learn how our econo-
my works. Finally take a class in
History 101 and learn what the
Constitution REALLY says, not
what bumper stickers and 30-sec-
ond sound bites want you to be-
lieve it says.
Perhaps Olympic College will
provide a class on Educating Idiot
Electors. Then you won't be an id-
iot elector and you may not elect
idiot legislators.
Ardean A. Anvik
I
,\\; %
M()r[ letters on page 6
Busing problems
(Editor s note." The Journal pick the kids up from school one
printed a story September 30 in day when it was early release be-
which the Mason County Trans- cause she was shopping and for-
portation Cooperative encouraged got to pick up the kids. That is Jr-
student ridership during the Octo- responsible.
ber 1-7 period when counts would I have complained to the school
be taken to determine state busing and they have passed the blame
funding.) around and told me it is not in
Editor, The Journal:
I am outraged that Pioneer
School District has asked us the
parents to send our kids on the
school bus to receive more money.
They cannot even call the parents
to let them know what is going on
with our children.
My daughter's school bus was
involved in an accident on Sep-
tember 15 and I was never noti-
fied of the accident (regardless of
how minor) or that she was going
to be an hour and 45 minutes
late. She usually walks through
the door at 3:30 p.m. and on that
night did not get home until 5:15
p.m. I was never called and had
to do all the calling myself.
Last year school was released
the policy to call parents when
the bus will be late. They sure
can call all the emergency
numbers when a child has head
lice, though. Why do we fill out
emergency cards if they are not
going to use them in an emergen-
cy?
It takes me 11 minutes to drive
my daughter 5.6 miles to school
when it takes the bus an hour or
more.
Teresa Lang
Grapeview
or increase
Star Lake early, and I was never called nor
were the emergency numbers
called to see where she was sup-
posed to go. Instead the school
sent her home assuming someone
reminder was goingto be home. The school Serviceablepuns
is lucky nothing happened to any What do you call a sol-
l[[l:]Ort bg'|:'hs r er 21 edition of general election. The Journal's of the students that were sent dier who is the sister of
home like that.. Her father was one of your parents?
J |,tIAo" .l (next week) will policy is to not print letters never paged elther. A,, A ........ •
,|:mt imSue in which we'll about an election in the issue Last year I had my third child ........ J ......
,l;|:t c ers to the editor preceding the vote because and still had the stitches in my wh°, .... ! d v o, ,,°n °,,
'_l[a.(lldates and ballot they could not be rebutted on stomach fro hawng C-sectm • nfomil+ar tune --la-,ed
|,, -e In the November 2 our pages before election day. when her school bus was late, and , " ," _- = ," J -
yet again no phone call. I had to ....
pzpea mr
:ol oy a ,eatnernecK ann
load the kids in the car and drive
to find out what was going on and Some incoming Marine
,ll_+ " make phone calls. That is a lot of air.
II''% L worrying and stress on me in that
@
cial talent condition. Her bus was over an And what do you call a
hour late that night because it sailor's head?
'; ',X,;.J°Urnalz Carolyn Kerr has been in
broke down.
A Navy bean.
.l us in voting for finance all her working life and Her bus driver had forgotten to
ii(le'rnan'cecom'-_ most recently employed by the
+ L city of Shelton in the finance de- [r m,,
IIin.., ......... a .... partment. ,_11[ t ° °
, lways r_efle_cts Martha Reed L ER WARFARE
li lg of taxpayer Joyce Weber
I Shelton
' .j t ! ',--
""
Don t f,ddle
L:I
,round.
For the best
"" homeowners'
./). -insurance,
come see us.
IMutual Ill Regency woodstove D fireplace inserts offer the
Ill latest in clean burning high efficiency heat.
II Enjoy a guaranteed overnight burn, continuous
re than just fire insurance. You also need protection for Ill heat even during power outages and more heat
mage, liability coverage,and much more. So don't fiddle I with l:sswood. Call today -- before the cold'
r it Comes to homeowners insurance. Let us help you find
trQ e
g for your needs. Ill on.-Fri.
Arnold & Smith +:0o.m.- • •
II Capntal Cty
Sat. il r
II an, ie Agency, Inc. II 8:3Sa::rn." Stove & Fan Ce te
' 1535 Olympnc Hnghway North, Shelton 30 p.m. 2118 Pacific Ave., Olympia * 943-5587
FUN SIZE CANDY
4 PK SOFT WHITE BULBS
Choose from 40, 60, 75 or I00 watt.
• / 3.00
less rebate (3,00)
Your
in a heavy user pack
457 838
5.99
80-CT. 13-GAL.
DRAWSTRING
TRASH BAGS
in o heavy user pock.
622 217
5.99
$HP CHIPPER/
SHREDDER VAC
• Tecumseh engine
• I0:1 mulching with 3-bushel rear bag
399.00
S.S-HP IELF-
PROPELLED CHIPPER/ 10p.
SHRIDDE? VAC o<,l p;:d;onirol
4w.o00 5 i...__:. 9....91 .
wi HAVt lHU FALL BULBS YOU WArn
TULIP GIANT DAFFODIL HYACINTH [ !
BULBS CROCUS BULBS BULBS /I
BULBS
59 € .. , ,, !.00 59 € ../I
+ "+"'= + /!
Jl
" " , ,', ,. ' ""'"' .. I
FiNAl €IIARANCI lld_ f FINAL Cl-IAIllANCE '1
flail AND ' - LAW. A.n PAnOII
liti'li°/o/I
Pld First & MIll, Shelton ® IIPlII I /I
426-4373 or 426-2411 //
k I Monday-Saturday 7:30-7 A I I p //
r Sunday 9-6 I
I,/ -- i ..... vlr //
, - , , Jj
I I I II I III I II III III I I I
Thursday, October 14, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Page 5
ELECTRIC SUPER
BLOWER/VAC
tighlweighl, and has a 48" hardwood handle.
550 216
4.99
1 IIII II
24" LAWN RAKE
40-CT. 33-GAL.
DRAWSTRING
TRASH BAGS
Milky Way, Snickers and
2.19
----BAR - M- ¢ LEATHER PALM
POLY TARP
Heavy.gouge with rope hem and aluminum
grommets every 3'.
248 948 II
IBo us pack with safety cuffs rind suede palms
J Comes with FRI:E Ibrown ieisey gloves
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(, 2.99 .
BAR(;AIN OF THE M(iNTH
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s ournal: Cartoon to the editor
Taxes too high From C.W. Mason, Shelton
...TIIROWIN( OUT "FILE BABY WITI! THE BATIlWATER????
urnal:
the answer to the ques-
I your editorial: What
elect legislators
idiots?
the idiots that elect
They are those
t is Santa
there is no free
think they can
and Paul Allen
Then they can
granted, but
their own money.
are idiots?
promises to the
really dumb pro-
regulations. An exam-
on in Washington,
time. The liberals
us the ability to
insurance compa-
Punitive damages. Of
liberals fail to point
trial lawyers' group
to the Dem-
These trial lawyers
contingency fee,
Are our legis-
g out for our
are they watching out
(e.g. trial
necessary and legiti-
Sea that government
Should we pay for
until the idiot
the message that
Pay for government at
will pay for all guy-
and over-regu-
will
legislation
Will reelect them.
eview is an
In her let-
distorted," she
two-thirds of tax
Percent of the tax-
DUH? When taxes
of the people
of the taxes, so
due, two-thirds
should go to
population. This
is not acceptable
why doesn't she
t to just stick a
ribs of Bill Gates and
and confiscate their
be done with it? Why
Boehm is one of the
Journal spoke of
in her letter,
that "It (Ini-
requires a vote of the
funds for state and local govern-
ments." You betcha. If there are
only a few increases, this is no
problem. If there will be continu-
ing elections because of a continu-
ing need for additional funds or
increased funds, we have a prob-
lem. But the problem is NOT the
number of elections, but the num-
ber of times our taxes and fees
are being raised. If this is going
on now, that is an EXCELLENT
reason for requiring a vote on
EACH of these increases.
Finally, Shah Gill in his letter
entitled, "No counter-offer,"
makes an excellent point about
what the naysayers are doing,
which is no counter-offer to 1-695.
On the other hand, I have copies
of letters dating back to 1991 that
I sent to Congressman Norm
Dicks complaining about my
heavy federal tax burden. I have
copies of letters I sent to Gover-
nor Locke and previous adminis-
trations back to Booth Gardner
about my heavy state tax burden.
I have copies of letters I sent to
my local legislators, including
Kathy Haigh, about my heavy tax
burden. I have copies of letters to
the editor extending back years
about my heavy tax burden. I no-
tiffed these "responsible" leaders
of my heavy tax burden, and they
have ignored me. 1-695 is the re-
sult of their NONACTION.
The problem can be simply
stated. I pay too much taxes, and
I am retired and barely making
it. Norm Dicks pretends the fed-
eral taxes are fair. Gary Locke
pretends state taxes are fair. The
county leaders pretend local taxes
are fair. What is NOT fair is that
they all come out of one pocket.
That pocket is yours and mine.
Individuals. Not businesses and
not labor unions and not church-
es. If you don't understand that,
take a class in Accounting 101
and iearn aboul who pays taxes
and then take a class in Econom-
ics 101 and learn how our econo-
my works. Finally take a class in
History 101 and learn what the
Constitution REALLY says, not
what bumper stickers and 30-sec-
ond sound bites want you to be-
lieve it says.
Perhaps Olympic College will
provide a class on Educating Idiot
Electors. Then you won't be an id-
iot elector and you may not elect
idiot legislators.
Ardean A. Anvik
I
,\\; %
M()r[ letters on page 6
Busing problems
(Editor s note." The Journal pick the kids up from school one
printed a story September 30 in day when it was early release be-
which the Mason County Trans- cause she was shopping and for-
portation Cooperative encouraged got to pick up the kids. That is Jr-
student ridership during the Octo- responsible.
ber 1-7 period when counts would I have complained to the school
be taken to determine state busing and they have passed the blame
funding.) around and told me it is not in
Editor, The Journal:
I am outraged that Pioneer
School District has asked us the
parents to send our kids on the
school bus to receive more money.
They cannot even call the parents
to let them know what is going on
with our children.
My daughter's school bus was
involved in an accident on Sep-
tember 15 and I was never noti-
fied of the accident (regardless of
how minor) or that she was going
to be an hour and 45 minutes
late. She usually walks through
the door at 3:30 p.m. and on that
night did not get home until 5:15
p.m. I was never called and had
to do all the calling myself.
Last year school was released
the policy to call parents when
the bus will be late. They sure
can call all the emergency
numbers when a child has head
lice, though. Why do we fill out
emergency cards if they are not
going to use them in an emergen-
cy?
It takes me 11 minutes to drive
my daughter 5.6 miles to school
when it takes the bus an hour or
more.
Teresa Lang
Grapeview
or increase
Star Lake early, and I was never called nor
were the emergency numbers
called to see where she was sup-
posed to go. Instead the school
sent her home assuming someone
reminder was goingto be home. The school Serviceablepuns
is lucky nothing happened to any What do you call a sol-
l[[l:]Ort bg'|:'hs r er 21 edition of general election. The Journal's of the students that were sent dier who is the sister of
home like that.. Her father was one of your parents?
J |,tIAo" .l (next week) will policy is to not print letters never paged elther. A,, A ........ •
,|:mt imSue in which we'll about an election in the issue Last year I had my third child ........ J ......
,l;|:t c ers to the editor preceding the vote because and still had the stitches in my wh°, .... ! d v o, ,,°n °,,
'_l[a.(lldates and ballot they could not be rebutted on stomach fro hawng C-sectm • nfomil+ar tune --la-,ed
|,, -e In the November 2 our pages before election day. when her school bus was late, and , " ," _- = ," J -
yet again no phone call. I had to ....
pzpea mr
:ol oy a ,eatnernecK ann
load the kids in the car and drive
to find out what was going on and Some incoming Marine
,ll_+ " make phone calls. That is a lot of air.
I,I''% L worrying and stress on me in that
@
cial talent condition. Her bus was over an And what do you call a
hour late that night because it sailor's head?
e ; 'X,;.journal z Carolyn Kerr has been in
broke down.
A Navy bean.
.l us in voting for finance all her working life and Her bus driver had forgotten to
ii(le'rnan'cecom'-_ most recently employed by the
+ L city of Shelton in the finance de- [r m,,
IIin.., ......... a .... partment. ,_11[ t ° °
, lways r_efle_cts Martha Reed L ER WARFARE
li lg of taxpayer Joyce Weber
I Shelton
' .j t ! ',--
""
Don t f,ddle
,round.
For the best
"" homeowners'
./). -insurance,
come see us.
IMutual Ill Regency woodstove D fireplace inserts offer the
Ill latest in clean burning high efficiency heat.
II Enjoy a guaranteed overnight burn, continuous
re than just fire insurance. You also need protection for Ill heat even during power outages and more heat
mage, liability coverage,and much more. So don't fiddle I with l:sswood. Call today -- before the cold'
r it Comes to homeowners insurance. Let us help you find
trQ e
g for your needs. Ill on.-Fri.
Arnold & Smith +:0o.m.- • •
II Capntal Cty
Sat. il r
II an, ie Agency, Inc. II 8:3Sa::rn." Stove & Fan Ce te
' 1535 Olympnc Hnghway North, Shelton 30 p.m. 2118 Pacific Ave., Olympia * 943-5587
FUN SIZE CANDY
4 PK SOFT WHITE BULBS
Choose from 40, 60, 75 or I00 watt.
• / 3.00
less rebate (3,00)
Your
in a heavy user pack
457 838
5.99
80-CT. 13-GAL.
DRAWSTRING
TRASH BAGS
in o heavy user pock.
622 217
5.99
$HP CHIPPER/
SHREDDER VAC
• Tecumseh engine
• I0:1 mulching with 3-bushel rear bag
399.00
S.S-HP IELF-
PROPELLED CHIPPER/ 10p.
SHRIDDE? VAC o<,l p;:d;onirol
5 i,..__:. 9....91 .
wi HAVt lHU FALL BULBS YOU WArn
TULIP GIANT DAFFODIL HYACINTH [ !
BULBS CROCUS BULBS BULBS /I
BULBS
59 € .. , ,, !.00 59 € ../I
+ "+"'= + /!
Jl
" " , ,', ,. ' ""'"' .. I
FiNAl €IIARANCI llt_ f FINAL Cl-IAIllANCE '1
flail AND ' - LAW. A.n PAnOII
liti'li°/o/I
Pld First & MIll, Shelton ® IIPlII I /I
426-4373 or 426-2411 //
k I Monday-Saturday 7:30-7 A I I p //
r Sunday 9-6 I
lit -- i ..... vlr //
, - , , Jj
I I I II I III I II III III I I I
Thursday, October 14, 1999 - Shelton-Mason County Journal- Page 5
ELECTRIC SUPER
BLOWER/VAC
tighlweighl, and has a 48" hardwood handle.
550 216
4.99
l IIII II
24" LAWN RAKE
40-CT. 33-GAL.
DRAWSTRING
TRASH BAGS
Milky Way, Snickers and
2.19
----BAR - M- ¢ LEATHER PALM
POLY TARP
Heavy.gouge with rope hem and aluminum
grommets every 3'.
248 948 II
IBo us pack with safety cuffs rind suede palms
J Comes with FRI:E Ibrown ieisey gloves
I 673 723
(, 2.99 .
BAR(;AIN OF THE M(iNTH
IIIII III III