Government Waste

From: Barbara DarnealMount AiryCouncilman Marc Nance says on his campaign brochure that he wantsto be re-elected on May 4.This is strange, because he was never elected by a vote of the people of Mount Airy in the first place.Because Marc Nance failed to receive a majority of council votes the first time (a majority is more than half the total), the polling of the council had to be repeated.When the Mount Airy Citizens Coalition pointed out that the Town Charter required vacancies for the council to "be filled by the favorable votes of a majority of the remaining members," Marc Nance reacted peevishly: "It's aggravating.

County residents say taxes and government waste are the most important issues facing Anne Arundel, with education second and jobs and unemployment third.Taxes and budget waste were listed as the most important issues for 33 percent of the 800 people who responded to a telephone poll conducted over the past month by Anne Arundel Community College.Education concerns were the most important issue for 20 percent of the respondents. Jobs and employment were a top priority for 14 percent, followed by crime and drugs (10 percent)

"We've got to change the way we look at government," intoned a grim-faced Governor Schaefer on television the other day.The rest of us groaned out loud, figuring as we did that the governor was laying the groundwork for more bad news: more layoffs, more cutbacks in services, higher taxes.Only my buddy, Will B. Humble, was favorably impressed."The governor," said Humble, "is a courageous man."Let me bring you up to date, right quick. The governor, as you probably know, had made his famous message to the masses speech about a week before Christmas.

WASHINGTON -- Alan L. Keyes, a conservative Republican who lost to Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes, D-Md., three years ago, will now try to oust the state's other Democratic senator, Barbara A. Mikulski.Mr. Keyes, 41, a former United Nations official who heads TC non-profit group that monitors government spending, has filed his candidacy papers for the 1992 race and has scheduled a campaign kickoff for next Wednesday in Towson.Mr. Keyes said the public's dissatisfaction with Congress can change only through electing "better senators" who will stop the federal "spending spree."

WASHINGTON -- If you're tired of taxes, organizers of a national "Taxpayer's Action Day" want you to set aside Oct. 19 to demand tax cuts and a balanced budget.Among those spearheading the action are some former Reagan administration officials, including one-time diplomat Alan L. Keyes and former Budget Director James Miller. Their timing couldn't be better, it would seem.There's a recession, the federal budget deficit is growing, House Democratic leaders are pushing for a gasoline tax increase and state governments are awash in red ink. These are prime economic conditions for a revolution, which is what protest leaders hope to launch.

ANNAPOLIS -- Angered by wasteful government spending and the specter of higher taxes, about 100 people huddled in the dark in front of the State House last night to vent their frustration and kick off a national day of tax protest."