SENATOR HARRIS AND REPRESENTATIVE OSBORNE WANT YOUR MONEY

Senator Ernie Harris claims to be the taxpayer’s friend. At least that is what his web site says. However, he recently voted to increase the tax on alcohol and will probably be voting to maintain the current tax rate on gasoline. State representative David Osborne has already voted to maintain the tax rate on gasoline. Both of these politicians claim to be republicans.

The gasoline tax in question is supposed to fluctuate with the wholesale price of gasoline. However, when the wholesale price began to decline the state decided to change the law in order to keep the tax rate at the same level that it would have been had it was designed to do. This action once again enforces the widely held belief that once the government places a tax on something it never wants to give it up.

Perhaps the residents of Oldham County would be better off if our representatives stayed home instead of going to Frankfort. It is difficult to look around the county and see any fruits of their labor but it is easy to see that they want to help the state take our money. Recently it appears that Senator Harris casts his votes to please Senate President David Williams, who supports maintaining the same tax rate, instead of trying to please his constituents. Representative Osborne just wants the state to keep every penny of your money that it can get.

Considering the fact that everybody seems to want “change”, perhaps it is time to consider changing our representatives in Frankfort. After all, they should be representing the people not the local and state politicians.

Another issue to consider is, do we want David Williams representing our state in the United States Senate instead of Jim Bunning? Personally, I don’t.