As citizens and taxpayers we should question government leaders when
there seem to be spending problems lurking on the horizon?
Sometimes government leaders are like teenagers with a credit card, you
can spend without guilt because you’re not paying the bill, your parents
are or if you?re a policy maker the taxpayers are. Government
seems to be in the business of now doing activities that have always
been left to entrepreneurs. In North Carolina, and elsewhere in
America, local governments are now in the business of doing things that
were never meant to be in government?s control.
A small piece of this puzzle is local government golf courses. In
parts of North Carolina local governments have invested millions of tax
dollars in a whole host of activities that are not producing positive
outputs and are financing activities that have normally been left to
the private sector.
Thomasville, North Carolina?s municipal golf course is just one example
in North Carolina. The City?s Comprehensive Annual Financial
Reports show a major loss in the golf course, but when presented with
the numbers city official?s take offense.
Shouldn?t citizens ask for their leaders to provide services in the
most cost-effective way and hold the spenders of their tax dollars
accountable? Well, why are some activities even in the
government?s hands? In a way it?s like my Beagles running around
in circles chasing their tail, sooner or later they will stop and do
what they?re supposed to and go after rabbits. Hey, they may
enjoy going around in circles but in the end does it get
anywhere?
