Comments on: Hall of Fame, blah, blah http://arkansasnews.com/2009/04/07/hall-of-fame-blah-blah/ Your Source For Everything Arkansas Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:03:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ckamerica1 http://arkansasnews.com/2009/04/07/hall-of-fame-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 ckamerica1 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:50:49 +0000 http://arkansasnews.com/?p=34496#comment-1212 I respect MR's support for the AR Sports Hall of Fame, it's a wonderful warm and fuzzy project. However, in these dire economic times (even in the best of times) I am strongly opposed to the use of taxpayer money to support this effort in any shape or form, not just based on paying salaries. This project should be totally financed through donations from private individuals and sponsorships from corporations. (Also, Maybe I'm out of touch but I question the real impact on tourism the Hall might have. But hey.. if changing the name of a highway to "Rock n Roll" will create a boom in tourism and the ecomony, I suppose anything is possible.) I have heard so many time recently that one should just over look this project or that one, this list of earmarks, this expenditure, this salary increase, etc. because they only amount to a drop in the bucket when looking at the big picture. It's depressing to keep hearing this free spending, over used justification. Yes, there are bigger drags on the state treasury (and federal) than this $75,000 (for an example just take a look at the 2010 General Improvement Projects listing containing over $1B of pork projects, take a look at the federal money coming to Arkansas through earmarks (pork) contained in the President's recently signed spending (not stimulus) bill. The cutting has got to start somewhere. Ignore the $75,000 just because it's a drop in the bucket, then what about the next 50 projects at $75,000 or so. Ignore them too? Pretty soon you have spent $60M of hard earned tax money for nothing but a bunch of AR Sports Hall of Fame Projects. These GIP are just about passing out razorback pork and building support back home in preparation for the next election cycle. I guess I am from the old school where I was taught if I saved my small change it would soon make a dollar; the more change I saved, the more dollars I would have to spend on the essentials needed to survive. That's why I believe the elimination of wasteful expenditures, regardless of size, will make more money available for taking care of the essentials that government is really responsibile for providing to the citizens. Yes Mr. Brumment, I wish you would get so worked up to write a whole column, maybe two, on this subject. You will no doubt have plenty of material at your finger tips once it is fully known where the $60M legislative members have available to distribute finally ends up. We all know there's going to be a lot more AR Sports Hall of Fame type projects getting funding. Support the Hall of Fame.. only support it with the money one has left over after paying taxes on April 15, then claim it as a tax deduction. That way it's a win-win deal for everyone. I respect MR’s support for the AR Sports Hall of Fame, it’s a wonderful warm and fuzzy project. However, in these dire economic times (even in the best of times) I am strongly opposed to the use of taxpayer money to support this effort in any shape or form, not just based on paying salaries. This project should be totally financed through donations from private individuals and sponsorships from corporations. (Also, Maybe I’m out of touch but I question the real impact on tourism the Hall might have. But hey.. if changing the name of a highway to “Rock n Roll” will create a boom in tourism and the ecomony, I suppose anything is possible.)

I have heard so many time recently that one should just over look this project or that one, this list of earmarks, this expenditure, this salary increase, etc. because they only amount to a drop in the bucket when looking at the big picture. It’s depressing to keep hearing this free spending, over used justification.

Yes, there are bigger drags on the state treasury (and federal) than this $75,000 (for an example just take a look at the 2010 General Improvement Projects listing containing over $1B of pork projects, take a look at the federal money coming to Arkansas through earmarks (pork) contained in the President’s recently signed spending (not stimulus) bill. The cutting has got to start somewhere. Ignore the $75,000 just because it’s a drop in the bucket, then what about the next 50 projects at $75,000 or so. Ignore them too? Pretty soon you have spent $60M of hard earned tax money for nothing but a bunch of AR Sports Hall of Fame Projects. These GIP are just about passing out razorback pork and building support back home in preparation for the next election cycle.

I guess I am from the old school where I was taught if I saved my small change it would soon make a dollar; the more change I saved, the more dollars I would have to spend on the essentials needed to survive. That’s why I believe the elimination of wasteful expenditures, regardless of size, will make more money available for taking care of the essentials that government is really responsibile for providing to the citizens.

Yes Mr. Brumment, I wish you would get so worked up to write a whole column, maybe two, on this subject. You will no doubt have plenty of material at your finger tips once it is fully known where the $60M legislative members have available to distribute finally ends up. We all know there’s going to be a lot more AR Sports Hall of Fame type projects getting funding.

Support the Hall of Fame.. only support it with the money one has left over after paying taxes on April 15, then claim it as a tax deduction. That way it’s a win-win deal for everyone.

]]> By: maylon rice http://arkansasnews.com/2009/04/07/hall-of-fame-blah-blah/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 maylon rice Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:43:13 +0000 http://arkansasnews.com/?p=34496#comment-1185 I am going to defend the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. John, you know full well that there are LOTS of others in the Sports Hall of Fame than just Razorbacks...Each and every one of the state's college/universities are included in the hall. And some really great athletes, coaches from the prep and professional heritage of Arkansas are there too. Shame on you. There are bigger drags on the state treasury that this... I am going to defend the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.
John, you know full well that there are LOTS of others in the Sports Hall of Fame than just Razorbacks…Each and every one of the state’s college/universities are included in the hall. And some really great athletes, coaches from the prep and professional heritage of Arkansas are there too. Shame on you. There are bigger drags on the state treasury that this…

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