Comments Roundup: Feral Cats, Same-Sex Marriage, Gas Tax

Howard County readers took their comments to Patch sites this week, commenting most on stories about the , and . Here is a selection of some of our most noteworthy comments.

"Now comes the referendum. With funding and political support from churches and the black community, we can overturn the gay marriage law." —

"Sadly, Bill is correct and ignorance and hate are likely to prevail." —

"I like the food and the ambiance, especially on a nice spring day out on the deck." -

"There are other ways of raising revenue for road upkeep or whatever. Among them are closing existing tax loopholes, requiring combined reporting of their income by subunits of corporation, and a higher income tax bracket for millionaires. The latter can afford to hire someone to drive them around and don't necessarily have to buy gas. The governor is probably in that category as well. For raising revenue, I do believe basing taxation on ability to pay (rather than a user's fee) is the best policy."

Kill or Neuter? Laurel Debates How to Handle Cat Overpopulation “Trap-and-kill doesn't really work because it doesn't address the source of the problem: reproducing cats. People somehow think they can catch and kill all the cats and voila! no more problem. But then six months later you're right back where you started. The only reasonable solution is TNR (trap-neuter-return), but that means dedication and long-term care. Most people can't handle that, so they just try to make up a bunch of reasons to kill cats. But if you don't stem the problem at its source, it will just keep happening. Educate people about spay/neuter, and promote TNR!” -

About this column: A collection of insightful, funny, even occasionally outrageous comments from Patch readers.