Taxes can’t be avoided

I totally agree with your Feb. 16 editorial on federal budget problems. Any solution must address both spending and revenue (taxes). That is common sense, and really can’t be denied.

Why has this become so hard to understand? I live in Spokane and am more than willing to pay more taxes for essential public services like road repair, but the word tax has become profane and is seen as the kiss of death for politicians who dare to suggest any increases.

There are good reasons for taxpayers to be skeptical of how well their taxes are spent, but overall I believe that governments do a fair job of using our money responsibly. Until we can design a new way to deliver public services, we need to properly fund government or live with potentially drastic consequences like potholes that cripple automobile suspension systems or a nation that can’t pay its bills.

We seem to be pouring water on the front side of our burning nation and simultaneously pouring gasoline on the rear. The outcome of this will be certain and complete destruction. Reason should prevail and offers the only way to solve this problem.

David T. Webb

Spokane