PART OF FACING THE FINANCIAL CRISIS WE ARE IN!

The following is a response to the article on "The Highest Paid Salaries in the City of Woodland".
We  believe it shows insight worthy of your consideration, and with the author's approval, we are sharing it with you.

"I do not condemn public servants for negotiating higher take home salaries than I earn. I DO condemn those who agree to pay beyond our means for the services rendered. The government services we receive are all probably a good idea. They may even be WORTH the prices demanded for them. But, an indicator of wisdom should be to recognize that we cannot always afford to pay for something just because it is a good idea!

Government employees (local, state and federal) now outnumber private sector employees. Taxes on production by Americans in the private sector can no longer pay for the cost of top heavy government.

As Margaret Thatcher once pointed out, "The problem of 'socialism' [our apparent destination as a "progressive" country] is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

Something has to give! Will it be the taxpayers? Or the government?

Personally, I believe that the system outlined by the Founders in the U.S. Constitution is not the cause of our race toward failure. Instead, I believe that our failure to respect and follow the guidelines of the Constitution is responsible for the problems we face."

Bert Brooks, Woodland