Rep. Michael Sarge Pollock on KET Tonight - April 22nd, 2024

uh the viewer asks is it still true that Jefferson County and sometimes County are the only two counties that don't receive at least what they have paid in state tax dollars if that's still the case why do the Republicans Rail and complain about quote socialism when their counties are the biggest res recipients and benefactors of quote socialist spending end quote I'll toss it here representative po you want to take a St at that one well I'm in a rural part of the state and uh everybody has a voice um I'm not sure totally dollarss going to Louisville socialism when are the only two Community safe so a pivot now to this question from Lexington uh the viewer asks is it still true that Jefferson County and sometimes fet County are the only two counties that don't receive at least what they have paid in state tax dollars if that's still the case why do the Republicans Rail and complain about quote socialism when their counties are the biggest re recipients and benefactors of quote socialist space end quote I'll toss it here representative po you want to take a St at that one well I'm in a rural part of the state and uh everybody has a voice um I'm not sure uh totally dollars going to Louisville lexon let's look let's be honest I mean Louisville and Lexington are the powerhouses of income and everything involved bringing dollars in overall but as a whole I think um again the um our um budget and things of that sort how our tax dollars are being spent is the overall picture of the Commonwealth and whether it looks like taking care of the Eastern Kentucky flood whether it's taking care of a tornado coming across whether it's a state income tax lowering down to generate people coming to the state of Kentucky to do business uh to live and that's happening so overall I think we're seeing a lot of good things in that area um and um and we'll just see again like Senator wheeler was saying we have have to take action and look at things and then adjust accordingly we talk about House Bill 5 I want to go back there but I'm interested to hear from the business owner that's downtown Louisville that is being affected by all the crime and things that are going on and it's just uh those are some things again we have to take step is it an absolute perfect Bill I'm not going to say it is but uh it's something to start on and stand strong on again that particular bill is against violent crime the jackers the rapists the attempted murder people uh I'm going to give a shout out to my Jailer uh Barry Brady who is providing programs for his inmates who are getting close to getting out and putting them in the workforce those are type of programs that we need to do and provide and fund and help and doing what it takes to to make sure that these people have the tools the resources not to go back to uh got them here in the first place the state actually provide that kind of funding to I tell you I I I hope so I mean that we've got to do something cuz like the senator said we're we're got everybody incarcerated we've got to decide what we're doing and how we're doing things and that's one of the great ways and I I I applaud uh mayor uh Brady there to do some of those things and there's other jails that are going across the state that's providing that opportunity