BCFT Blog

According to our Bylaws, the purpose of BCFT is to address tax issues, civic issues and voters’ rights, which impact citizens and businesses throughout Baxter County.  This will be achieved by:

(a)  Advocating the application of principals of good government administration.

(b)  Focusing public attention on public expenditures.

(c)  Monitoring public expenditures to eliminate waste, inefficiency, and duplication.

(d)  Investigating current and proposed sources of government revenue in order to recommend the most equitable, efficient and economical means of taxation.

(e)  Informing citizens about their government, adhering at all times to facts, without prejudice, partisanship, or politics.

(f)  Stimulating citizen action for better government.

BCFT is a grassroots organization that is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and not affiliated with any churches, private businesses, or any other organizations.  BCFT does not contribute money to political parties or candidates, and does not have a political action committee.  We are simply concerned Baxter County citizens.

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If you would like to discuss a topic that does not already appear on this forum, please e-mail a draft of your proposed article to me at suzan@bcfriendsofthetaxpayers.org.  If it’s suitable, I’ll categorize it and post it, naming you as the author.  

Otherwise, comments on topics that fit within BCFT’s general framework are always welcome, but please try to follow these simple guidelines: 

• Stay on topic.  We’re all busy people.
• Be nice.  Please don’t defame, threaten or be abusive to authors or other readers.
• Keep it clean.  Basically, if you wouldn’t say it in front of your mother, please don’t say it here.
• Be responsible.  Please think before submitting.  Make use of the “preview” function and be sure you really want to say it before you publish it.  If it’s libelous in the newspaper, it’s libelous here, too.
• There are consequences.  Rules violators may have their posts edited severely or removed entirely.

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Hope to hear from you soon.
Suzan