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Franklin taxpayers, are you asking for a big fat tax increase?

Posted by Kevin Fischer on March 17, 2010

This is why I strongly support Franklin Alderman Steve Olson. He’s the only member of the Common Council that has any measure of common sense.

DISCLAIMER: I know all the Franklin aldermen. I met Steve Taylor once and gave him the benefit of the doubt, but since being elected he’s been a major disappointment, masquerading as a conservative, but making constant liberal statements and votes. My alderman Kristen Wilhelm is a lost cause. She hasn’t met a tax increase or new spending proposal she doesn’t like. But then, as she once told me, “Kevin, you’re just one constituent.” Wrong, Kristen. I am “a” constituent. “Kevin, you are just one constituent.” Translation: Screw you.

My feelings about tornado sirens for Franklin are well documented. They are too expensive and totally unnecessary.

News bulletin to Franklin residents: The city is flat broke. We are in a deficit. We don’t have extra cash to toss around to spend willy nilly. And even if we did, warning sirens in this day and age are not necessary.

Bravo to Franklin Alderman Steve Olson for making this statement Tuesday night at the Common Council meeting:

"I'm going to make this statement, (and) I'm sorry if it offends people: I don't need the government to tell me when to come out of the rain. Just because we have the cash doesn't mean we have to spend it."

Amen.

Do we have to depend on City Hall to tell us to run inside and hide under our beds?

Olson was 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999% right.

FRANKLIN MAY HAVE SET THE MONEY ASIDE FOR POSSIBLE SIRENS, BUT THE CITY IS OUT OF MONEY.  IF THE CITY DOESN’T ROB YOU (AND IT WILL) THEN THE SCHOOL BOARD IS POISED TO STICK THE REVOLVER IN YOUR RIBS.

Is it any wonder they keep taxing and spending when people keep asking for new taxing and spending and then, when it’s far too late, moan and groan every December? They gaze at their property tax bills and wonder out loud, “Gee, how in the world did this happen?”

Franklin taxpayers, when you’re being fleeced and are bending over saying take more, please take some more, you have yourselves to blame.