Speak Out 7/24/12

Volt, bolt

A recent caller touted the larger world that's out there as some liberal utopia that just isn't understood by the Cape Girardeau County conservatives. All I can say as someone who has traveled extensively is that the larger world that's out there is an absolute mess. And if you don't believe me, charge up your Chevy Volt and go see for yourself.

Tax burden

Stop complaining about the 1 percenters unless you want to pick up their share of the tax burden. In 2010, the top 1 percent paid 94 percent of all tax revenue.

Roman Empire

The Southeast Missourian headline to the effect that Cape Girardeau lacks desirable land to attract businesses should make residents of surrounding communities shudder since it is not beyond comprehension that Cape Girardeau could embark on an aggressive effort to build nothing short of an empire like ancient Rome.

Dustbin plummet

With Obamacare growing in popularity at a rapid pace, the rabid opposition of Republicans to it will some day be seen as the reason for what became the party's sudden obsolescence and dizzying plummet into the dustbin of history.

Dog control

It is becoming increasingly common for dog owners to allow their dogs to run loose in Capaha Park. This is especially true after 5 p.m. Maybe animal control officers could routinely drive by to inform these dog owners to keep their animals on a leash so everyone can safely enjoy the park.

Not convincing

It was a fun read, but it did not convince me that the wording of Missouri's ballot language dealing with health care exchanges under the Affordable Health Care Act should be taken from the Missouri secretary of state and replaced with the admittedly eloquent verbiage of the Southeast Missourian editorial board.

Conservative?

Rick Perry, the radical and demagogic governor of Texas, is apparently willing to allow the federal government take over and supplant the rights of the states in setting up money saving health care exchanges. Thus, in the name of states' rights, Perry and the pols who agree with him are asking for more federal intrusion.