We all know we have to pay taxes to the federal government, state, county and city. Many of the things our taxes finance are necessary; some are “good,” or at least “OK.”
But much government spending is not necessary. Some of it is even “unconstitutional” — not being specifically authorized by the Constitution.
We need to use common sense in dealing with constitutional, necessary and desirable good spending. But shouldn’t we eliminate much of the rest — because our taxes will eventually have to pay for it, plus interest on the debt in the meantime?
We, the taxpayers, should certainly be aware of the consequences of government spending.
In last Sunday’s Times Free Press, there was a very informative article in which Brian Riedl of the Washington-based Heritage Foundation pointed out that “Washington will spend $31,406 per household in 2010.”