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CWC: Yes. We will fix things when there is a problem I don't know of a town, state, or country for that matter, that doesn't have children, or taxes. -SHAMARIE CLAIBORNE Commentary written in response to letter from Jim Beard Commentary by Shamarie Claiborne I generally try to create a solution to problems and stay out public debates, but I cannot stay out of this one any longer. I take personal pride in being a member of Adair County, I am proud of our local government, I am proud of this community. With that being said - people who move here from other parts of the nation I try to welcome and make them feel at home here, I encourage them to become active in our society, and I appreciate their fresh input. The conflict comes when those that are not raised here want to act as if we are backwards. Were there taxes where you lived before moving to Adair County? So, I have a couple of questions for you Mr. Beard: where you lived before retiring to Adair County, were there schools and children there? Did you pay taxes there? If the answer is yes to both - my only comment to you is this: I guess you should have done better research on the community you retired in before actually retiring here. Yes - Adair County has children. Yes - the schools are old, Yes - we care about our kids and their education and Yes - we will fix things when there is a problem. Since I became unemployed, Ed and I have been batting around ideas on how to make money with my writing and pictures. I got to thinking about that and came up for one for you Mr. Beard. Maybe you could write a book about how to research for retirement; you could include what to look for before retiring in a location. I know some of the problems that have arisen between our retired population and locals include but by no means are limited to the following: taxes for schools, kids riding four-wheelers, smoking in public, the wet-dry issue. These would all be great starting points for chapters in your book. It seems to me that in general a lot of the problems revolve around youth. I don't know of a town, state, or country for that matter, that doesn't have children, or taxes. So I am not sure what you can write as advice to your readers but I would start with a chapter on things you will not be able to change in retirement: there will always be children in any community you chose and there will always be youthful activities to contend with. No matter where one retires, there will be taxes Mr. Beard, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but no matter where you retired there would be school taxes, no matter where you lived the local government would do what they thought was best for the community and no matter where you lived there would be children. So, Adair County is as good as any place to hang your hat in retirement just know that it is still located in the United States of America where taxes are paid. Shamarie: Wishes no one who served in military ever paid taxes Now, if it were up to me no one who served in the military would ever have to pay taxes again, but sadly that decision it not mine to make. Unfortuntaly, taxes are paid by everyone on everything we do, buy, and own. It is a fact and to the best of my knowledge the only way around it is to die or become a homeless, nameless person - own nothing, buy nothing, do nothing - or I should say that is what my tax preparer told me. Mr. Beard ,you do have other options. You could work with others in the community who are pro Adair County going wet. All taxes generated from this industry could go to the school system, ensuring no future taxes for school use would be added to your tax bill in the future, just another idea but a solid one. I think the real problem in general with our county, our nation for that matter, is people not wanting to become part of the solution. So, Mr. Beard I am asking you to become a true member of this community and help us find a solution. Become a part of this living, breathing, changing community. Two options: Be part of solution. Or, be unhappy. In closing, Mr. Beard, the way I see it you have two real options: become a part of the solution, or continue being unhappy with the solutions others provide. As any of us can see from your signature you were in the military. I am asking you to continue serving your country and work with your community to create the best environment possible for its future survival. Taking the question of how education is paid for out of the equation, I don't think you would disagree with the idea that good schools create students with good educations, which in the end only strengthens our communities and nation, economically and socially. So, I would just ask you to think about it. There are many community groups that would love to have your knowledge and understanding of the world added to their list of assets. Shamarie Claiborne, Adair County Citizen and Proud of it! This story was posted on 2009-11-15 13:52:51
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