I'm going to try and be as polite as I can possibly be...But, I just have to say that "Your Man Mitch" and his fellow governmental leaders down at the state house (that would be all of our various representatives) are a bunch of turds!
I just read an article from the Indy Star about the closing of 12 License Branches around the state. This will save about $1 million a year. Both past and present governors have state that the BMV needs to clean up its act and save money. Well, there were two things that bothered me about this...
One, in the article, it states that several residents and, more importantly, state representatives were livid and furious. Why does this upset me? Well, I don't really remember any articles talking about our representatives being outraged, livid, or furious when Daniels announced his massive cuts to our educational system. The number of people affected by the educational cuts (students- larger class sizes, less attention; parents- less funding, larger classes = dumb children; teachers- many will be without a job) will largely out weigh the effects of the closing of the license branch (fewer jobs lost, the government will still get their money from our plates). Well, the lawmakers are more furious about the timing of all of this...which leads to my second issue.
The BMV announced these cuts and put their plan into action while lawmakers are out of town. Honestly, it seems like a pretty good idea. Our lawmakers were in town for several weeks, accomplishing very little (the whole DST thing was a mess at worst, a joke at best). So, why should the BMV do anything that might sidetrack our highly effective state representatives (please note...sarcasm intended). Well, it turns out that "Your Man Mitch" encouraged (he "gave the green light") for the BMV chief to make this little sneaky move!
Ah, our state government...it's fantastic!
Indy Star Article on BMV Closings
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