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Government Has Lost Its Way At a time when most of us are very concerned about our economic situation, Mission Viejo city government parties on. We have a "Let them eat cake" city council. Here is how it is spending our tax money for the end of October alone. I think it represents what happens to our money throughout the year. Talk about flushing money down the toilet: October 22 our city government is sponsoring (1) a Line Dance Party and (2) a Lecture on Renoir. October 23 it is having (1) a Drug Walk and Fair and (2) a Piano Concert. October 24 it is having (1) a Timeless Melodies Concert, (2) a Halloween Cupcake Decorating Event, and (3) United Nations Day. October 25 it is sponsoring Here Comes Halloween with a Special Magic Show. October 30 it has scheduled (1) Lord of the Strings and (2) a Hometown Halloween Party. It's not as though we don't have movie theaters, college concerts, lectures and plays at Saddleback and at a host of other colleges and venues throughout Southern California. It's not as though we don't celebrate Halloween at our malls, at our schools and businesses and in our neighborhoods. Since when is it government's job to entertain us with our money? And how many people actually participate in most of this government stuff anyway? I'm glad we have elections now and again because this election year the Mission Viejo City Council decided that it had better repair some of our badly damaged streets. This has been long overdue. And this is a largely assumed responsibility of government. But those of us who are paying attention see this maneuver as part of the razzle-dazzle from the city council, and we aren't fooled or distracted. We see and remember all the wasteful spending as well. I think it's time we considered replacing the incumbents running for Mission Viejo City Council as well as the candidate who is aligning himself with them. Paula Steinhauer |
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