I like to pay taxes! I like my roads paved, my meat inspected,, my water pure, OSHA regulations in the workplace, a working coast guard, police protection, courts, the register of deeds office in operation, jails and prisons, rehab programs, food assistance for families and children who would otherwise starve, and the air regulated so that planes aren't flying into each other and that radio stations are assigned to separate frequencies.
I do object to paying for Air Force One flying around the country ion campaign stops not being reimbursed by, in this case, the Republican national Committee. But that catty comment aside, I want what taxes can provide. The sneaky things that Bree and Kakki alluded to - that is a gripe of mine. In Michigan they passed a law that says that in deeds we must include language that says that the property may be near farmland, and farmland may have "associated odors." That was what they did for the Right to Farm, act. Still trying to figure out how that enhances the right to farm. What it did, with the full required language, is push every deed we do from one page to two pages. Not a big deal, but that increased the recording fee of every deed by $2.00. $2 is a pittance until you figure the literally tens of thousands of deeds recorded in the state every day... not a tax imposed, but money out of your pocket, that cumulatively adds up fast. Bree and Kakki, add these things to your list of complaints! Vince
