“Time to pay the piper!”

I just must…

My FB friend, Richard sent this gem of a comment on my last public thread regarding our taxes going up in Utah… You be the judge on his comments…… No, not the judge of heaven and hell… His comments.

Richard: “…We are a growing state and it’s a great place to live. Time to pay the piper.”

Me: “What does that even mean? Pay the piper? Are you listening to yourself?”

Richard: “Eric Moutsos it means to bear the consequences of an activity one has enjoyed. And we have enjoyed a great well run state. In the end, I don’t trust myself, nor you, nor the everyday citizens to understand tax law or money we need to for the future. I elect people to represent me. These legislators know better than you or I what the future holds, and why we need to update our tax laws. I trust Herbert, and the Republican legislator, more so than I trust a bunch freeloaders who don’t think they owe anything to anyone. If you don’t like it, move to less well run states. Nevada just across the state line Eric, ain’t much taxes there.

Brother Richard,

You don’t “trust yourself” with your own money? I’ve never heard anyone on any planet I’ve visited (Yes, I’ve visited multiple planets talking about taxes) say anything like this, let alone think anything like this. So because you don’t trust yourself with your money, you’re going to trust the government, especially the Utah government? How about I take your money and invest it. I’ll even give you a return.

Do we really need to be taxed because our state is “great”? Does “great” equal just handing over money in your eyes?

Do you even know how much this is going to be? One report I read from David Brader (correct me if I’m wrong) is going to be $315.00 per year, per person increase in expenditures. $1575 for a family of five per year. – 7 years is $11,025 per family. Is this the “piper” you’re talking about?

“I trust Herbert, and the Republican legislators, more so than I trust a bunch of freeloaders who don’t think they owe anything to anyone. If you don’t like it, move to… Nevada…”

Richard, if we continue on this path, we will be Nevada, including having to erect casinos just to sustain life; next, we will travel down the road to become like her neighboring broken and decrepit state of California; where homeless camps, needles, and feces cover the streets. SLC isn’t too far off.

Further, for you to say you trust every “Republican” in Utah is again, why we are headed off a cliff. I hate to be the one to burst your Utah bubble, but the far right and the far left are the EXACT same thing, different cheek to the exact same %$#, and have the EXACT same goals in the end. Which is to grow a stinky and bigger government that truly believe they are smarter with your money, than you are. But, now with comments like yours I see why they continue to get away with it.

One of the reasons why Utah CAN be great is because we started on correct principles of self-sustainment WITHOUT a giant government overshadowing the economy. It grew just fine. However, and again not saying this mean, it’s because of people like you who automatically trust the white shirt and tie, part in the hair, self-serving system we call Utah government today. Yes, there are a FEW “WOK” law makers in Utah, but very very few and far between.

Last, your public comments truly worry me. This is why I’m doing an entire post on them. You, brother, respectfully, are the very reason why the term “Sheeple” is coined and used, especially in the state of Utah. You sir, scare me more than the people in power. Why? Because it’s people like you who give them the power to do whatever they want, whenever they want; sneaky session after sneaky session.

Sincerely,

Eric Moutsos