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Citizen ~ June 1, 1993 "- To the Editor: I am writing this in respons to your editorial "of May 26 titled "Stop Whining." Let us first describe the term "whine," here are just a couple of definitions from the Oxford American Dictionary: "to make a long, high complaining cry Scouts say thanks e Editor: I would like to thank all the residents, busiriesses, service clubs, Scugog Citizen, Port Perry Star, leaders, parents and boys for making our scouting year fun and successful. Through your continued support, we have grown in six years from 16 boys and four leaders to 100 boys and 26 leaders. . This year we are adding a Venturer gompany for boys 14. like that of a child or dog; to complain in a petty or feeble way, to utter complainingly. For you to refer to the average person's outrage at being taxed incessantly as "petty" or "childlike," suggests one of two things: a serious mis-understanding of the If you enjoy camping and hiking in the out doors or just like having a good time, come out Monday June 7, 7 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension and register with the 1st Port Perry Scout group now and be sure to have a place in September. For information call 985- 8047. Sincerely, 1st Port Perry Chairperson, Ellen Greengugh. Dr. Kevin Dunkerley & Dr. Lionel McTague WELCOME ... DR. ROBERT BOYKO, ORTHODONTIST PORT PERRY DI EVENING APPOINTMENTS BNEW PATIENTS WELCOME AL OFFIC 985-8459 462 PAXTON ST. (across from Port Perry » Community Hospital) magnitude of the problem facing Canada, or another "bleater" joining the flock, buying the old government line that all have to pay their fair share (more taxes) to make things right. It is not whining, but rather the average persan (silent majority) finally speaking out Silent majority must continue to be critical 'We have a government (NDP) telling us that we must fight the deficit and to do this taxes must increase while government spending is increasing by only 0.3 per cent. This from the same government which two years ago raised the deficit from $3 to $9 billion to fight the - and saying gh is Now, I can't speak for other people and since I don't belong to any clubs, organizations, committee or - party, all opinions expressed here are my own. I do, however, deal with average people every day and their anger is fairly consistent with mine. Many experts (other than those hired by the NDP» objected to this move and added that once the deficit reached those heights it would be very difficult to bring back down. Well, the NDP's ridiculous plan to spend Ontario out of the recession Great banquet To the Editor: Ah open letter to Port Perry Minor Hockey Association Executives. Dear Executives, We would like to thank you, all the parents, and all the coaches who helped make our banquet a lot of fun. We liked the big trophies, and we really liked the hot dogs, pop, and chips. We liked getting the hockey cards when we came in. The clown magician did a lot of neat tricks. We all liked the Candy Floss the best. We had fun ------------------ Try Before You Buy FREE e 14 Day Trials* FREE * Hbgiting Tests FREC ® Hearing Aid Checkups' NTEREE® Hearing Aid Payment Plans Providers for All Insurance Plans ... including Veterans and WCB! (opposite Port Perry Community Hospital) REGISTERED, MINISTRY of HEALTH, A,D.R * 14 day il basod on stn and recommendations si Ciy Hearing A Contre ory " W-giofy fri only, CTY HEARING AID CENTRE | .. serving the Hearing Impaired in the Kawarthas for 20 Years! ... and now serving the Scugog Area with our New Port Perry Office! 2 462 PAXTON STR y PORT PERRY. 166 oan to 0 all pp with the draw, even'though we didn't win anything. Once again thank you for giving us a banquet every year. We are all really looking forward to playing hockey in the fall. Sincerely, TJ Robins-Haugen BBQ Chicken(NHL) Jesse Thomson-Davids Robins- Brooks Feed(Adv. Tyke) Maggie Robins-Valu Mart (1st Year Tyke) failed and now we are expected to pay for the mistake. Yes, everyone, myself included, agrees that the defigit must be brought under control. But tax increases are not the answer. Think about it, Mr. Editor. If your paper finds that overhead, staff, and all other costs to turn out a newspaper are increasing and your profit margin is falling, what do you do? Well, I guess you could charge for the paper, but suddenly distribution drops and advertisers (your main source of income) become 'concerned.' Or you could charge more for ads, but speaking fe one of your customer, -- ig) you had best provide added service or something if you want to charge more. I can't speak for you, but my only options when I wish to increase my profit margin is to either improve service or to make my own operations more efficient. I could go into great detail as to why raising taxes without reduced spending worr't solve a thing, but space is limited. Simply put, there is only so much to go around and the majority of taxes are paid by the middle class. With only so much money coming in (wage hikes at zero per cent or lowered even) the cost of living remaining constant and taxes now going up again, what do you think will happen? People will live with less which means less groceries, . new cars, renovations, luxury items, etc. I don't think I have to spell out this vicious circle that is happening here. There is no way the government can reach its projected reduction by taxing more. People will simply make do with less, as you say, and the tax revenues will continue to go down, Politicians have sung this song before--we must pay our fair share--but taxes keep going up and so doef the deficit. Ce The problem is not that we have failed to pay the piper (by the way, where have you been h Turn to page 12 1st PORT PERRY Registration ® Beavers ® Cubs" ® Scouts @ Venturers * MON., JUNE 7th 6:00 to 7:00 PM CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION «John &'North St. « New leaders always welcome. For information call Ellen Gréenough 985-8047