Stan Geiger

The Office of Sustainability

Republican Mayor Dewey Bartlett created a new Tulsa department. Here we elect a Republican mayor and we get a new gubment agency; we get a new place for politicians to slot cronies into gubment jobs.

That's one of the problems in this country: there is no conservative party. It doesn't matter if Republicans or Democrats are in control, government grows. The money might flow in different directions, but government grows.

The money to fund the new department is coming from Uncle Sam. Yeah, okay. So Uncle Sam pays for a job for some fat guy with a lobster and butter addiction. Great.

First, Uncle Sam's money isn't free. That's something we all need to get a hold of; Uncle Sam is borrowing that money.

Second, what happens when Uncle Sam's money runs out? Well, then we have a new agency that we have to pay for locally.

If we ever get a conservative party in this country, I might actually sign on to it. In the meantime, I'll maintain my status as a registered Independent.

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