EDITOR: The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is calling in
the hounds to help sniff out government waste.
EDITOR:
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is calling in the hounds to help sniff out government waste.
Families have come to appreciate the many characters that have taught our children how to avoid injury and respect the environment. Smokey Bear has urged us to prevent forest fires while Woodsy Owl has reminded us to “Give a hoot, don’t pollute”. McGruff the Crime Dog taught our families to “Take a bite out of crime” and Sparky the Fire Dog continues to teach our children to “stop, drop, and roll.”
Now, as the state government is on the verge of a financial disaster due to irresponsible overspending by the governor and the majority in the Legislature, a new protector from harm has stepped forward. This new champion of the people is Wally the Waste Hound and he will travel California “Sniffing Out Government Waste.”
Wally, along with Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association president Jon Coupal, will make a series of visits in California to show examples of government waste and to remind legislators that it is wrong balance the state budget on the backs of the taxpayers while government waste continues.
Recently, Wally has been sniffing out government waste in the Coachella Valley, fetching public attention to the nearly $300,000 used by Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson to create a taxpayer-funded political office. While the speaker is encouraging the Legislature to solve the budget crisis by raising taxes and cutting vital services – he continues to spend lavishly on himself.
Wally encourages everyone to join him in the fight to keep the Legislature from raising our taxes, and to make sure that taxpayer dollars are properly spent.
Wally is hoping that everyone hears his words to lawmakers, “Curb your spending.”
Jack Dean,
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
