Originally posted in a LVRJ forum
The kids can't read. What do we need libraries for?
Library districts, transportation authorities, and all the rest are just BIG government. These politically controlled, nonessential services are always sold to a skeptical voting public with high-ball promises (sales pitches) of low costs ("free?!", convenient schedules, pent up demand which the private sector can't satisfy, etc. The promises, Promises, PROMISES keep coming until the crooked politicians finally hit enough voter "hot buttons" to pass the measure.
Eventually, after the photo-op ribbon-cutting ceremonies have passed and all the political constituencies have been paid off (ie jobs for DEMs, parking spaces for the Blind, construction and muni-bond fees for GOPs), economic reality sets in. The first things the politicians eliminate are the "must have" features the public was counting on when they voted YES.
The few jobs cut here and there are token concessions designed to distract us from the fact that our taxes will NOT be reduced accordingly. Nope, we're left holding the bag for the huge fixed costs.
Scheming BIG government wins again.
Showing posts with label LVCCLD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LVCCLD. Show all posts
Friday, May 21, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Public Libraries Are Political Institutions
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
The LVCCLD is a *political* institution. Its mission/goals include:
The LVCCLD is a *political* institution. Its mission/goals include:
- programs and services that promote appreciation and understanding of their personal heritage and the heritage of others in the community. (MORE diversity)
- [provide citizens the] information they need to support and promote democracy (ie MORE government).
- connect the past with the present through their family histories. (MORE LDS conversions)
- a central source for information about .. programs .. provided by community agencies. (MORE government services)
- [providing] the resources [needed] to identify .. risks .. that affect their lives. (MORE busybody paternalism)
- succeed in school. (MORE public education)
- Services for New Immigrants (MORE welfare magnets)
- develop a Marketing Pan to [build awareness] of the Library District. (MORE government spending of taxpayer dollars to advertise for customers)
Public Projects: Buy Now Pay Later
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Library District executive director Jeanne Goodrich mentioned that libraries will buy fewer books .. patrons will wait longer for popular books, some printed materials will be eliminated, fewer events, and library hours could be shortened.
But Goodrich's sinecure will be safe.
The crooked politiicians always sell these (patronage jobs/contracts) spending programs (libraries, transit, community colleges, etc) to us by promising the sky. Which is what they have to do, because nobody will vote to fund these things unless they come with all the bells-&-whistles. When the cutbacks inevitably occur, the hot-button, attractive features are the first things to go.
Taxpayers are stuck paying for the high fixed costs of these programs -- with little to show for it.
*Public* libraries ARE Socialist. So are public pools, public education, public transportation, and all the other public this-&-that's. We used to have PRIVATE libraries in this country. I imagine they always had several copies of Mark Twain's latest novel in-stock, in good condition, at competitive rates. The proprietor (librarian) didn't have a degree in Library "Science" and he voted for small government.
Library District executive director Jeanne Goodrich mentioned that libraries will buy fewer books .. patrons will wait longer for popular books, some printed materials will be eliminated, fewer events, and library hours could be shortened.
But Goodrich's sinecure will be safe.
The crooked politiicians always sell these (patronage jobs/contracts) spending programs (libraries, transit, community colleges, etc) to us by promising the sky. Which is what they have to do, because nobody will vote to fund these things unless they come with all the bells-&-whistles. When the cutbacks inevitably occur, the hot-button, attractive features are the first things to go.
Taxpayers are stuck paying for the high fixed costs of these programs -- with little to show for it.
*Public* libraries ARE Socialist. So are public pools, public education, public transportation, and all the other public this-&-that's. We used to have PRIVATE libraries in this country. I imagine they always had several copies of Mark Twain's latest novel in-stock, in good condition, at competitive rates. The proprietor (librarian) didn't have a degree in Library "Science" and he voted for small government.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Children's Section
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
About 58 percent of the district's budget goes to salaries and benefits.
Another Republicrat "jobs" program. Or are patrons supposed to checkout the librarian?
NO MORE public libraries! No more public money spent on subscriptions to BIG government propoganda sheets like NYT and WaPo. No more annoying anti-theft ring tones. No more eternities spent looking for books which were lost years ago. No more getting lost in poorly lit stacks.
No more caricaturish eyeglass chains!
About 58 percent of the district's budget goes to salaries and benefits.
Another Republicrat "jobs" program. Or are patrons supposed to checkout the librarian?
NO MORE public libraries! No more public money spent on subscriptions to BIG government propoganda sheets like NYT and WaPo. No more annoying anti-theft ring tones. No more eternities spent looking for books which were lost years ago. No more getting lost in poorly lit stacks.
No more caricaturish eyeglass chains!
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