A reasonable assumption is that a slowdown in the nation's economy would also slow the growth of government employment -- especially with the nearly double-digit national jobless rate and the even-higher 10.4 percent unemployment rate in Kentucky.
But "government" and "reasonable" offer the epitome of an oxymoron these days.
So not only are individuals losing their source of income for their families, taxpayers are being forced to shell out even more to ensure the continuation of a government whose policies have greatly contributed to our nation's current financial funk.
Of course, more workers are needed to effectively carry out the barrage of new taxes, regulations and government mandates headed our way.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Not even the Great Recession slows the growth of gov't employment numbers
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Workers', competing in Kentucky's sorry economy, known as "Contractors" are paying their workers in cash to avoid workers comp, liability insurance, unemployment insurance, paying no matching fund for social security and MC?
Where are these highly paid non-merit managers and supervisors that are supposed to compliance Kentucky tax collections, making sure all classes of taxpayers pay their fair share?
Maybe cutting of jobs could begin here? Whose over state tax compliance?
A Kentucky businessman only asks for a level playing field. Yet, Kentucky tax compliance goes wanting. This ought to be fixed A.S.A.P.!
Why you say? Here's a plea from a Kentucky businessperson just asking for a level playing field, who is a contractor.
"I understand what you are saying, but you are retired and have income coming in.
I have to work day in and day out no matter if I feel like it or not.
Before I had the procedure [heart rhythm] done on my heart in Louisville, [my son] Steve asked me if I was scared. I gave him my honest response "dieing is easy, living is what's hard" and I truly believe that. How would you like to compete against other painting contractors that pay their employees in cash? No workers comp, no liability ins, no unemployment ins[urance], no matching funds for S[ocial S[ecurity] and MC. There are only a few painting contractors that are legal, the rest, well, pay in cash and some are large companies. How do I know this? Because I hire some of the same people that have worked for them and that is one of the questions asked, "do you take taxes out?"
I have gone to the government in about every state office and no one seems to care, could care less. How much money is lost there? And again I have sat down with government officials and the best I ever got was an article in the paper.
I could and would turn in these companies but I can't find anyone who cares.
How's that for "I could care less". I gave up because I couldn't find any agency that cared."
Here's another similar scenario. the writer of this letter is a 30 year Kentucky department of revenue retiree.
From 1985 through 1993 a tremendous personal effort was made to equalize tax burden among Kentucky motor vehicle owners cir cumventing paying estimated $250 million of Ky's usage and property taxes.
Retired in 1994.
For sixteen years of retiremnt time I've lobbied past and current Governors', legislators' to collect all $250 million plus tax evasion (usage and property taxes) and no one listens.
Anyone getting picture about KY's elected officials taking a regular and special session to agree to reduce KY's $1.2 billion deficit by a measly $500 million or less?
Neither Democrats or Republicans care about the taxpayers because they worry too much about re-election! And we let'um get by with this foolishness and KY's grandchidren are destined to live in a 3rd World economy if all Kentuckians continue to talk and do nothing! Cause these politicians love those high paying non-merit jobs cause Governor refused to cut $10 million of'em by vetoed Senate's & House version to cut $10 million of non-merit jobs.
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