Editor, the News-Sentinel

I recall about seven years ago when Gov. Don Sundquist promised that he would not raise taxes if he were elected governor. Much to my regret, I voted for him.

Then again, the talk that politicians make promises they don't intend to keep is true. This is why I didn�t waste my vote last year and voted for Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne.

State Sen. Bob Rochelle of Lebanon stated that �there�ll be hell to pay' if an income tax isn't passed. Actually there'll be hell to pay if the Legislature does pass the income tax. He ought to be voted out of office.

These politicians are so out of touch that they lie to your face. It's bad enough that they figure out how to scam people behind closed doors. People for the most part are not lobbyists trying to gain political favors. They are instead simply working�mainly to pay for this tax burden that has been forced upon them.

I think a more accurate term for income tax would be labor tax. You pay a tax so that you can work. Working for your money and putting food on the table used to be a responsibility. Now it's a burden.

These people are the silent majority that is taken for granted. But until the masses start rising up and voting for people who will not take them for granted, this travesty will continue.

Chris Fortner

Knoxville