Letters to the Editor...
This past fall I decided to start writing letters to the Editor of the local paper (The Columbus Dispatch) when things I read perturbed me. I did this for three reasons.
One, it helps me vent on things that annoy me. Not anything that I dwell on, just things that I read that I think to myself, "Oh my lord, what are they thinking".
Two, it is good writing practice for work and for my side business. I've been writing modules and such for the Fellowship of the White Star game and any writing is good practice to keep in writing shape. It is also good for work, since I understand that when I write, I need to be succinct, on target and politically correct. If I rant, it won’t get published and if it does, no one will listen.
Three, I actually care a great deal about my local community and plan on running for local office eventually. I believe in the ideals our country was founded on and many of the organizations I have belonged to in my life promote community work (Boy Scouts, A job with a Veterinarian, Fraternity, Jaycees, etc...). Anyway, I think that voicing my opinions on these subjects in a clear and logical manner tends to get people to start talking about those issues. I also feel that I think outside of the box with many of my ideas while most politicians live in the box and worship the box.
My first two letters ended up on the internet editorial site, but the third I wrote last weekend made the paper today. Here it is for those interested.
http://columbusdispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2008/01/24/Nadolny_ART_01-24-08_A12_F69534E.html?sid=101
Tax increase would be wrong at this time
Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:17 AM
In the Friday Dispatch article "Tax hike may lie ahead," Columbus City Auditor Hugh J. Dorrian said that in 10 of 12 months during 2007, business taxes paid to the city were below 2006 amounts, and that's usually a precursor of job cuts for taxpaying workers. City Council President Michael C. Mentel says a tax increase is "on the table with many other options."
What kind of backward thinking is this? If a recession is projected and job cuts are predicted, as well, you don't increase taxes. That will aggravate an already precarious economic situation.
Government should do only what the private citizens cannot do for themselves. If you believe in a free-market economy, then lower taxes, reduce services that are more efficiently done in the private sector and cut away at cumbersome regulations the government puts on businesses. If you do those things, you might see businesses flock to central Ohio and create more jobs and increase those tax revenues.
DAVID NADOLNY
Worthington