Letter: ‘Oversized’ local government may be hurting our economy

Dear Editor:
By all reasonable standards, it’s more than unusual for a county like ours to collect (borrow) and spend tens of millions of tax dollars in the name of serving the people for such a small rural community as ours (around 8,000+ people). Compared to most counties throughout the good old U.S.A., we are rich here in Rio Blanco County with way more extra tax wealth then about anywhere! How else can a tiny…