I hate paying taxes.
Just the other day, I was driving on some really nice and well maintained roads, passing our Fire Department that has the latest Emergency equipment to help save our lives; just down the road was our police station where we have a pretty good number of police to keep the crime low in my neighbourhood (which helps keep the property values good); About 5 miles a way we have a nice hospital with a state of the art trauma ER (been there way too many times); Nestled in the trees, I could not see the modern schools (not as good a school system as possible, but pretty good) where the kids gets some learnin'; more visible is a our big library which does so much more than just store books on shelves.
Wistfully, I wished I could skip work and go to one of several parks, where they have really done a good job melding nature with recreation. I thought ahead to that evening when I would stop off at a local market knowing that the State and Country inspect the local farms to make sure the food I feed my family is not hazardous.
While at home I can get a glass of water knowing that it is safe for my family to drink and that after the meal I can sit on the throne knowing that "that" also will be taken care of safely. Exactly 6 miles from my house is our sanitation landfill where our non-recyclable trash is buried. Unless you read the sign, you can't tell it is a landfill. It really helps keep things clean. Speaking of recycling, the county has a really good recycling program which is efficient and more important, easy to use. The easier recycling is made, the more people will want to use it.
Yeah, I don't like paying taxes either. I wonder what I am getting for my tax dollars?
