tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24007606.post116545182386069421..comments2011-03-25T13:21:19.616-05:00Comments on Clockwork Librarian: censors in civilizationJohn Klimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17292479975480407304noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24007606.post-1165454632526203932006-12-06T19:23:00.000-06:002006-12-06T19:23:00.000-06:00Gary, that reminds of when I lived in the Milwauke...Gary, that reminds of when I lived in the Milwaukee area, and the Brewers decided they needed a new stadium. There was a vote, and the Milwaukee county taxpayers got hit with a $400 (or something along those lines) one-time property tax to help pay for the stadium.<BR/><BR/>Didn't matter if you liked the Brewers, baseball, sports, etc. You had to pay it if you owned property in the county.<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine (who worked in the Milwaukee theatres) was irate and said something like, "If they voted on whether to provide tax money to renovate a theater you know it would get shot down! But because it's sports, no one blinks an eye."<BR/><BR/>If he was the sole tax payer for an institution (i.e., his money was the entirety of the funds for the library) then you could make the argument that his opinion mattered. But, what about people who provide tax money for the library who think have a different view point and find something Mr. Byrd liked to be objectionable? Maybe Mr. Byrd likes hunting magazines and some of the vegans in town object to it. Who gets to choose?<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, no one. We provide service to everyone, no matter what.<BR/><BR/>JKJohn Klimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292479975480407304noreply@blogger.com