I think most on this blog recognize the State could function on a lot less money and our children would still go to school, police would still ticket speeders and fire-fighters would still put out fires, but just to appease those who believe more taxes are the answer. Say for the sake of argument we repealed Prop 13, increased sales tax to 30% and increased State income tax to 30% etc, and were able to double State Revenue.
OK, problem solved. Schools could get all the extra money they need to provide our children with the finest possible education, police would all all over the place. Fires would almost put themselves out, Pot smokers could all be given life sentences without possibility of parole and we could provide for all the illegals who could ever want to come here.
Don’t you think it more likely that raises and bonuses would be flinging around like never before, retirements for senior officials who would surely proliferate would increase massively, and in the end there would be no money for teachers, prisons, firemen etc?
The fact is that there is not enough money in the universe to support the kind of Government we have today and things will have to change radically.
