tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post8350551286573052921..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Is Access to Library Books a Constitutional Right?Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-44922776449040379522007-04-10T15:55:00.000-05:002007-04-10T15:55:00.000-05:00Exactly so. It's all about paying for the service...Exactly so. It's all about paying for the services that you use and not expecting others to share their services with you if you don't plan to pay your fair share of the cost involved.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-59075257372357034892007-04-10T14:42:00.000-05:002007-04-10T14:42:00.000-05:00If you choose to live where there is a library, ye...If you choose to live where there is a library, yes, you need to foot the bill. But if you choose to live someplace without services just to have lower taxes, then if you do want those services, you have to pay whatever the nearest municipality wants to charge you.<BR/><BR/>But your neighbors who do *not* want those services should not be forced to pay.<BR/><BR/>By the same token, those who have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-49036867975004729012007-04-09T22:23:00.000-05:002007-04-09T22:23:00.000-05:00I absolutely agree with you, C.F. I like the idea...I absolutely agree with you, C.F. I like the idea that some of my tax money goes to something that I actually enjoy using so much and I would hate to live anyplace without access to a good library system. <BR/><BR/>But I feel that everyone needs to pay an equal share of the cost of running something like a public library. So if they don't live inside the tax jurisdiction, they need to cover Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-20271201221052522402007-04-09T20:22:00.000-05:002007-04-09T20:22:00.000-05:00The only rights anyone has are those that don't co...The only rights anyone has are those that don't cost anyone else any money. Everything else is a privilege. <BR/><BR/>Look at the Bill of Rights. All free stuff. You're allowed to have a gun -- but the government doesn't have to give you one. You're allowed to say whatever you want about the government -- but they don't have to give you a printing press. Etc, etc.<BR/><BR/>Education, health care,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-34297817084911082172007-04-08T16:29:00.000-05:002007-04-08T16:29:00.000-05:00That's a great point, Nick. It doesn't sound like...That's a great point, Nick. It doesn't sound like anyone in Michigan is taking that kind of thing into consideration but maybe they should because of the increased sales tax revenue that the extra visits would create.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-30341348043626964922007-04-08T12:48:00.000-05:002007-04-08T12:48:00.000-05:00It's not really a black and white issue. For examp...It's not really a black and white issue. For example, in the Michigan case people are currently travelling into town to use the library; while they are in town they may well spend money in businesses near the library; thus contributing to the overall tax revenue.<BR/>If the library service is withdrawn maybe these people will not go into town as often as they currently do.<BR/>I live in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-8234255342027958312007-04-08T11:31:00.000-05:002007-04-08T11:31:00.000-05:00Matt,I totally agree with you. Common sense has t...Matt,<BR/>I totally agree with you. Common sense has to prevail or the court will do great harm to the citizens of Michigan. That's what scares me...common sense is not so common among judges these days.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-1149859888850750882007-04-08T11:30:00.000-05:002007-04-08T11:30:00.000-05:00Maggie, I tried to find what I pay for library ser...Maggie, I tried to find what I pay for library service here in Harris County, Texas, but I can't come up with a number. I see that I paid $729 to the county last year for things that aren't detailed but I have no idea how much of that went to the library system.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-53116738589208782312007-04-08T11:21:00.000-05:002007-04-08T11:21:00.000-05:00My mother works for a county library system in Was...My mother works for a county library system in Washington State and they are always concerned about funding. It seems to me that the Courts ruling in favor of a non-resident card would cut a major source of funding for libraries in Michigan at a time when they definitely need the money. As the son of a library employee and a book lover I hope that Michigan libraries are able to receive adequateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-33690189014072398462007-04-08T10:55:00.000-05:002007-04-08T10:55:00.000-05:00OMG! That sounds like a LOT of tax money to pay f...OMG! That sounds like a LOT of tax money to pay for a library in your area. We pay around $15 in taxes and a non-area user has to pay $20 annually for a card. <BR/><BR/>Of course, one could make the case that I don't live in Michigan but Mississippi, and we are lagging in library support.<BR/><BR/>So, we get GREAT services for our tax dollars! ;Dmaggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.com