[quote=legallyblue][quote=CA renter]
Do the anti-taxers really think there’s a magical infrastructure fairy that waves her magic wand over the state? What makes the whole “anti-tax” meme so funny is that most of the biggest whiners are the very ones who want to live in clean, safe communities with good roads, up-to-date infrastructure, and nice parks, etc. They also want clean, safe schools with exceptional teachers, the newest/best technology, P.E. teachers, GATE/Seminar/Advanced Placement programs, etc., BUT THEY DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR IT. The money has to come from somewhere…stop looking for a free ride.
I’m willing to bet that those of us who argue for higher taxes are probably paying a higher overall tax rate than those who whine the most about taxes.[/quote]
Agree with you.[/quote]
We are willing to pay for it..We just don’t want the funds to go to fvcking bullshit expenses, waste, pensions, retirment benefits, pork,etc in the form of Sacramento…to anything BUT education. Or we don’t want a bullshit governor to redirect funds to make up shortfalls to retirement benefits at the expense of our kids and then make up the shortfall to our kids by passing more taxes without addressing the budget problem to begin with..Because it’s obviously most amerikans spend above their means, including our government.
For that matter I am really really disappointed that Prop CC for Del Mar did not pass, but prop 30 did. Because Prop CC probably would have helped he local schools, while prop 30 isn’t going to do shit except give the CA government a bigger credit to spend more money they don’t have on anything but education. Honestly, it doesn’t matter. Because the same amount of money that was going to go to Prop CC I’m going to donate directly to the school of my kid anyway and write it off anyway. Better to my kid’s direct school than some bullshit politician or bullshit pork in Sacramento.
And that’s ok. Because I don’t care. And while I use to believe there was such a thing as the “greater good”, clearly no one else cares.. I use to care about buying american too. You know what. I don’t give a hoot about that too anymore..Because the same whiners that complain about outsourcing are the same whiners that want to tax the fvck out of eveyone else while unwilling to get off their own personal security cushion….at the expense of everyone else…and the same people that will try to reduce their own tax bills however they can…..
I’m adopting the new amerikan mantra… It’s not my problem, so I don’t give a shit. Once the unions and pension holders and every other other special interest groups start giving a shit about controlling spending rather than pointing fingers on who should be taxed more or who shouldn’t, maybe I’ll start caring about the greater good.
