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April 16,
2009 Volume
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In This
Issue
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cynthia.davis@house.mo.gov Special
Committee on Children and Families
Chair
Chair Special Committee on State
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Tea
Anyone?
Yesterday afternoon, I spoke on the Capitol steps
at a “Tea
Party.” Few
things are more exciting that standing in front of a group of like-minded
people and talking about taxes. As I understand it, these tea
parties were not organized or sponsored by any one particular group.
They were the outgrowth of frustrated citizens who want to express their
opinion about the level of taxation and waste of money. This was a
pure exercise of free speech and a beautiful example of citizen
input. For
those of you who were not able to attend, the points of my message to the
crowd were: 1.
When you combine all taxes
together, we pay an average of 40 percent of our income in taxes
(according to
Wikipedia, Taxation in the
United States). Most people believe 10 percent of
their gross pay is the expected standard for giving to the Lord. If
God gets 10 percent, why can’t the government get along on the same
amount? 2.
The legislature is still in
the process of discussing the budget. Every year, we get to a point
when the Bibles come out and people argue that we are called to show
compassion to the poor. While we can all agree on the benefits of
showing compassion to the poor, we cannot agree on who should carry that
responsibility. 3.
We are so fortunate in
4.
My generation has seen an
increase in the standard of living. By all observations, we were all
moving up on the economic ladder. Now, we are all moving down.
Perhaps we will see a resurgence of the virtues of thrift and
conservatism. When I grew up, credit cards had barely been
invented. When some people first started using credit cards, they
found themselves in overwhelming debt. The smart ones crafted
plans to get out
of debt. Now we have a national government that is putting our
future on a credit card, hoping the next generation will come along and
pay it off. Magic, genies, and trees that grow money only appear in
fairy tales. In the real world, we need better financial planning
than that. 5.
Be encouraged. People
are waking up and attending Tea Parties. Your
thoughts are important to me, so please let me know what you think.
You can send me your opinion by clicking
here:
Cynthia Davis Visitors
of the Week American
Heritage Girl Scouts
American Heritage
Girls is a nonprofit scouting organization dedicated to the mission of
building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and
country. I was delighted to have this group visit me at the Capitol.
Leaders of the
group are: (starting on the far left of me) Jeana Dixon and Diane Bleikamp
and (on the right) Nikki Layer and Tina
Northcutt. Cynthia
in the News Meals
may have wheels
The Missouri House of Representatives
has put more funding for Meals on Wheels into the proposed state
budget. A Little
Bit of Humor
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