The sheer economic ignorance displayed by Kay Pollock in her Sept. 18 letter is mind-boggling ["BPOL tax is not so bad, Mr. Milde"].
She sneers at the plight of local business owners facing the oncoming BPOL tax, suggesting they should do more to lighten residential tax burdens.
I was at the hearings. I was saddened and concerned that a county government turned against the people who put them there. The people present were estimated at running 10-to-1 against the BPOL.
Perhaps Ms. Pollock would prefer that business owners pay the BPOL tax rather than hire Stafford residents, make contributions to retirement plans, or offer affordable health plans.
She clearly doesn't understand that businesses don't pay taxes. They merely collect them for the government. The tax is passed along to the consumer as a cost of doing business.
If, come January, you want to pay more every time you buy something, by all means vote for the kind of candidates Ms. Pollock supports.
But if you can't afford to pay more to finance higher government spending, vote for candidates who will work to roll back taxes like the onerous BPOL.
The choice is clear. Re-elect Paul Milde to the Board of Supervisors.
Richard Beland Sr.
Stafford