Buffalo Boy's Blog

WIVB Channel 4 has been airing questions people would ask the president when he is here today. Here is one idea for people, if you are going to ask a question at least be smart and knowledgeable about what you are asking or at least in the case of channel 4, edit it for proper content. Two questions this morning were just awful.

The First:

The next time the president comes can he stay longer so he can be exposed to more people in WNY?

Come on seriously? What do you want a whole day? First, this is the president of the United States, not the governor, and certainly not a senator or congressman who might have the time to address the area and provide more time. The president is going to be here for 3 hours, maybe a little more than that. How much longer would you like? I think he will get the picture in 3 hours, WNY isn't that complicated, we need jobs and population growth and lower taxes which leads me to the next dumb question:

Can he lower taxes, our taxes are too high, school, property and federal......

Okay, there is nothing to the best of my knowledge that the president can do about property taxes go see your local town supervisor, school board, or mayor but there is not much the president can do there...I may be wrong. School taxes? maybe more federal money for the schools but how about the state chip in what it should. And on the federal level 95% of this country got an income tax cut from the feds last year. So know what you are talking about when you comment on taxes.