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I stopped at the Post Office to mail a birthday card. I have to admit it will be close to getting there on time. But I did take a minute to think about the stamp I was putting on the envelope. Now I know some folks will complain about a 44¢ stamp to mail a letter, especially if it is just across town in Thayer. But that same stamp will mail a utility bill, house payment or whatever and take it anywhere in the United States.
I like to get things down to the simple facts. There is a lot of similarity in that postage stamp and the budget crisis we find in the state of Kansas. I understand that our legislators say we are about $400 million dollars short in Kansas. Well there are approximately 3 million people in the state. So the Simple Math thought would be $400 Million divided by the 3 million people to get $133.33 per person a year.
Now if you look at the $133 a year that would be about 37¢ a day per person. Now I ask a simple question. Is it worth comparing a cost of less than a postage stamp to the 65 people that have already died while waiting for funding? Our leaders have been in office and working on this issue since January and they have still failed to come up with a workable budget that will get us where we need to go.
On the other hand Shannon Jones of SILCK (Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas) stated at a recent rally in the DCI Park in Hutchinson that $10 Billion Dollars had been cut in taxes since 1995. $10 billion dollars in cuts would be $3333.33 per person. Another question did you get a check from the State of Kansas in the mail?
I am Simply Shari and I can Post that.
