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HB
199:
Another Income TAX Bill
POM:
Please do NOT seriously consider any new funding source (TAXES) until all
public funds given to private businesses, individuals, and special interest
groups have been completely eliminated. Use OUR public funds for constitutionally
mandated government services such as schools, roads, public health &
safety ONLY. Thank you.
Mike McBride; Kenai
Written Testimony to the House State Affairs Committee, dated; February
14, 2002:
I would like to go on record as being OPPOSED to HB 199. Please do NOT
seriously consider this or any new funding source (TAXES) until all public
funds given to private businesses, individuals, and special interest groups,
have been completely eliminated.
In the past two weeks alone the Alaska Legislature has considered spending
bills with a price tag of over one BILLION dollars, the majority of which
provide funding for special interest groups or non-essential state government
spending. This money would be much better utilized elsewhere, or better yet,
put away for future funding of essential state services.
A $7.5 BILLION dollar budget amounts to our state government spending over
$12,000.00 for every man, woman, and child in Alaska. At this rate, spending
for a family of six amounts to over $72,000.00! For each working person,
this level of spending amounts to over $26,000 each. That's a lot of tax
money! I want to know how many average working people and small business
owners will be able to afford living here once the oil pipeline goes dry?
Taxes are NOT the answer, at this time, to our state budget woes; cutting
non-essential spending IS. In my opinion HB 199 does nothing more than to
encourage continued uncontrolled excessive government spending.
No informed citizen of Alaska will seriously consider any new taxes until
all public funds used for non-essential spending have been completely eliminated.
Our money should ONLY be spent funding present and future essential government
services such as education, roads, public health & safety. Until you
reach that point, do not come to me asking for more money.
Please show true leadership at this difficult time, by voting NO on HB
199. Thank you.
Mike McBride; Kenai
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