My party affiliation is Republican and up to this point my only silence on this topic has been my disciplined refrain from unleashing a tongue lashing upon the accuser. Heironimus’ words are untrue and seem part of an organized effort to justify bad policy by attacking its critics. He could benefit from additional sources for information.
I helped organize the Morgantown Tax Day Tea Party last April 15, and similar spending protests since then, and am aware of mounting public concern over unprecedented wasteful spending and unsustainable debt. Instead of expressing concern for future enslavement of our children into indebtedness, Heironimus fixates on questionable guilt of some and erroneous motives of others.
In addition to publicly complaining about government spending and debt throughout the past decade, I had the great honor of being elected (2002-2006) to represent this community in the West Virginia Legislature. My fiscal complaints were matched by solutions and action.
During my tenure, action was taken on my efforts to begin eliminating the food tax and lower job killing taxes. Records would reveal countless “no” votes by me on tax and fee increases.
Fiscal discipline was initiated during my tenure to accelerate paying down unfunded liabilities to the teachers’ retirement fund, which my predecessors had allowed to become the worst in the nation. Cutting taxes and front loading a billion dollars to this debt payment prevented us from creating huge new entitlement programs.
My record alone disproves Heironimus’ distracting finger pointing claims. I am not the only Republican with innocent motives when expressing concern over what has become of our nation. There are many good people, regardless of political party, who understand that America cannot continue much further in this accelerated direction.
Cindy Frich.... Morgantown
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