New Court Targets Federal Tax Monies Not Delays

The Palladium-Item serving the Greater Richmond, IN area released an article Titled "New Court Targets Case Delays" on December 26, 2006 that I couldn't help but respectfully disagree with. The new court targets Federal Tax Monies Not Delays.

Asking questions and determining the facts are both essential skills necessary of our reporters to maintain an INFORMED public. An informed public is also essential in monitoring the size and actions of various governmental agencies, legislative bodies, and our judiciary. What we have in this article is the propaganda of big government that is preserving itself instead of solving problems. Why? Because it is more profitable to address symptoms than it is to resolve problems and each of our government officials wants some job security.

The number one question that was overlooked is why there is a "logjam of cases flowing through county courts." Why are there so many cases of family breakdown and crime in the County courts? Instead of managing higher caseloads, we need to look towards creating again an economic advantage to employment and marriage versus crime and separate welfare maintenance.

The fact that court officials hear cases more quickly, will only increase the caseloads and cause a substantial rise in Title IV-D welfare services. When federal funding is cut, the local tax payers will again be footing the bill directly from their property taxes instead of through their income withholding. This program currently is beneficial to the Counties because the higher the number of "participants" that some form of action was taken (whether positive or negative) the more Federal Tax Payer money the County will receive through the State participation grant (Title IV-D Welfare) until the federal funding is cut.