To the editor:

It appears our Legislature in Topeka seems to think they know better as to how Kansans should be conducting their personal and business lives. A couple of recent proposals, which fortunately will not see the light of day, are good examples. The bill telling us how we must conduct ourselves regarding marriage and divorce shows us how some members of our Legislature seem to think we need their assistance in our personal lives. A further example of the state of affairs in Topeka regards the bill telling employers how much they need to compensate their employees. I also noted they would like employers to keep records of this compensation and submit them to the state for apparent approval.

Let me be the first to say to our legislators GO HOME! It should come as no surprise that the state has found itself in a budget shortfall with the kind of thinking these bills represent. They can only be considered socialist in nature and, had they passed, would likely run both taxpayers and businesses out of the state in horror. If this is the nature of lawmaking today, Kansas will soon find itself at the bottom of the economic barrel. Perhaps our legislature can recess early this year, giving our legislators time to read an economic text or two at their leisure. Running off taxpayers will do little to close a budget gap no doubt spawned by this same type of thinking.

Eric Turner,

Baldwin