Comments on: Keeping Faith with Taxpayers http://blog.recovery.gov/2012/12/12/keeping-faith-with-taxpayers/ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Beatriz http://blog.recovery.gov/2012/12/12/keeping-faith-with-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-206837 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:18:31 +0000 http://blog.recovery.gov/?p=2280#comment-206837 It is both shameful and disomforting that those using the funds most like the department of justice are not providing transparency of the funds so what can be expected of everyone else.

]]> By: Beatriz http://blog.recovery.gov/2012/12/12/keeping-faith-with-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-206834 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:07:56 +0000 http://blog.recovery.gov/?p=2280#comment-206834 It is interesting and discomforting that those receiving recovery funds in the justice department are not being transparent about how they are using these funds. They should be providing the example for others.

]]> By: Jesse http://blog.recovery.gov/2012/12/12/keeping-faith-with-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-189705 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:49:35 +0000 http://blog.recovery.gov/?p=2280#comment-189705 I completely agree with Rick. We need reports. Everyone American is expected to report, so should all recipient of Recovery Act.

]]> By: Niki Kole http://blog.recovery.gov/2012/12/12/keeping-faith-with-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-179427 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:13:18 +0000 http://blog.recovery.gov/?p=2280#comment-179427 Taxes are too high for the average American right now. And they are aware of that. I don’t think the average taxpayer is happy, when he/she pays more than the rich people…

]]> By: KC vet http://blog.recovery.gov/2012/12/12/keeping-faith-with-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-176432 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:53:13 +0000 http://blog.recovery.gov/?p=2280#comment-176432 How exactly four “government entities” repeatedly got away with skipping filing disclosure reports of how the funds were used is something that cannot be tolerated, and needs to be investigated and stopped. If they refuse to disclose, they should not receive any funds. Filing detailed disclosures was from the beginning a pre-condition of receiving recovery funds.

While the failure to file disclosure reports is still egregious in the case of non-governmental entities and should be subject to the same penalties, the government entities guilty in this case are a prime example of what causes taxpayers to lose faith.

]]> By: Rick de Boer http://blog.recovery.gov/2012/12/12/keeping-faith-with-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-170002 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:13:10 +0000 http://blog.recovery.gov/?p=2280#comment-170002 I agree with you magicorg, As an ex USA citizen and native I already moved in 1992 to Europe (Germany).
Not that the people here do receive what they belong, the money is mostly used in maintaining one of the strongest economies of Europe if not of the world.

Nevertheless I think that every recipient of Recovery funds should have detailed information about how they spend it.
This is the same thing that every citizen is obligated to do, specify their earnings and pay taxes, why should they don’t do it ?

]]> By: magicorg http://blog.recovery.gov/2012/12/12/keeping-faith-with-taxpayers/comment-page-1/#comment-159658 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:02:38 +0000 http://blog.recovery.gov/?p=2280#comment-159658 What should be done with extra money when the state raises more in tax revenue than it is legally entitled to spend?
That question is presented by official estimates that in the current (1997-1999) biennium Washington State will raise approximately $350 million more in revenues than has been appropriated. The state also has a $502 million surplus carried forward from the previous (1995-1997) biennium. To help citizens understand their options, the Washington Institute Foundation recently published a study by former Senator Emilio Cantu and Craig Schmid.
The Foundation believes there is no such thing as “public money.” State revenues are nothing more than the money of citizens and taxpayers appropriated to public use through taxation. The first claim on excess revenues, therefore, belongs to the working men and women who earned that money.

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