Day 4,482—Dear Nick Irmen from Lee Summit—
Start time: 9:57 a.m. Weather: Mid 80s, wind 6.7 mi/h, Humidity 76% I read your letter in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where you attack “liberals” and “their lap dogs” for attacking Amendment 5, which would eliminate property tax and expand all other taxes, so that more taxes will be paid by the poor and middle class compared to now, when those who own the most property pay the most taxes. In your letter, you mention no counterarguments for why Missourians should support Amendment 5. Still, you do attack in general “liberals” and “their lap dogs” for being opposed to an amendment 10 years ago that prohibits expanded taxes on services. Your point is that because they cite this amendment as a reason why Amendment 5 cannot operate as it plans to, they’re somehow in contradiction. Nick, are you aware that I could be against a rule prohibiting me from having a swimming pool, even though I enjoy swimming? These facts do not contradict eac...
