TAXES: Government is not a business

A recent letter to the editor about proposed tax increases for Kootenai County, Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls suggests holding government to private business standards.

He writes; “I own businesses here. When my revenue falls short, I don’t get to walk next door and force my neighbor to hand over a percentage of their sales to cover my inefficiency. I cut. I prioritize. I balance the budget, because I have to.”

The analogy is flawed.

Local government funding challenges are complex and require more than simple and misleading analogies.

In my experience, when business revenue falls short, prices increase.

MARY OLLIE

Bonners Ferry