Editor:

This letter is in response to Uinta County Assessor Lori Perkins’ letter printed on your opinion page on Nov. 8, in opposition of the 50% Property Tax Initiative.

Her letter appears to threaten the citizens of Uinta County that if property taxes are reduced by 50%, services provided by municipalities, the county, fire departments, schools, weed and pest control, etc., might be cut. I wonder how all of these services were always provided before these bloated, exorbitant, out-of-control property taxes took effect!

On Aug. 16, all of the salaries of the Uinta County employees, including Perkins, were printed in the Uinta County Herald, so it’s public knowledge — and there are some very exorbitant salaries. With all the cuts of the most essential employees serving the citizens of Uinta County that Perkins is referring to, why are there NO cuts to employees at the county offices? Why are they exempt?

Why don’t these people have to take a 15-20% reduction in their salaries?! Why is it always the most essential workers who suffer the most?

This fearmongering needs to stop.

Let’s not forget that our country was founded on “We, the people,” not “We, the government!”

Jeanne Zappia

Evanston