RDD_1210
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I can see that we're in need of a little civics lesson here, so I'll attempt to clear it up a little bit.
There is a difference between Government funded and Taxpayer funded.
Government funded programs are included in the government's budget. In other words, the government takes in taxes according to their budget and disperses those funds according to their budget. (At least that's the way it's supposed to work, but when has the government ever actually stuck to a budget.) In a government funded program the taxpayer has no say in how that money is received (in taxes) or dispersed. The government can raise and lower those taxes without taxpayers having a say by voting. That is the major difference.
Taxpayer funded programs are a completely different animal. You pay for these through county taxes and property taxes. These are voted on by the taxpayer as a referendum. They are proposed by the county elected officials or the group who would like to use the tax revenues, and then the taxpayer has the opportunity to vote on the referendum. The taxpayer has the say in taxpayer funded programs, they do not in government funded programs.
Rick
Thank you for the information, seriously.
Now, explain to me this. I still want to understand why you are ok with taxpayers money paying for hospitals at a local level, but not a federal level?