I might be among the minority but since I am not holding elected office (and hence do not have to worry about being re - elected) I think that the California Legislature should raise taxes. For years we have listened to the drumbeat of the Republicans chanting big government, no new taxes, cut taxes and so on and so forth ad nauseum.
Yet Californian's and people in general, continue to expect the services they have become accustomed and in some cases feel entitled to. The populations continues to increase but the services decrease and public infrastructure continues to erode.
This is not justifiable. The business of government is the people, not as big brother but rather, in service TO the people. I do not advocate just blindly raising taxes but the careful implementation of taxes to serve the people.
This would include a public health care plan option in addition to private health care plans. It would include rebuilding the public infrastructure, making education the best in the nation and adequately funding police and fire companies.
Raise our taxes for if we are to survive we must do the right thing and be willing to pay.
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don't you think that this would good to submit to Huffington Post?... what do you have to loose? I think it's clean.. neat, and to the point... but who am I..
Paragraph 2 has two things I would change.. (become accustomed) add [to] and (populations) drop the 's'
otherwise I think this really says it all.. but hey who am I?
This a great artical though..
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