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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (486048)6/5/2009 4:41:49 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (2) of 1577098
 
The restriction is not an unreasonable one. Both the state government, and many CA local governments, have above average levels of income per resident (even after you adjust for CA's higher prices). They have enough money to provide a decent level over services in the state.

I believe they also have higher costs... higher cost of living implies that you have to pay public employees more. Land cost are higher for public buildings etc.

The problem is of course that the politicians and to a great extent the voters (and in a few specific cases the courts which have mandated a small part of the spending, at least part of the prison expenses according to the article's Ted's quoted) don't really want to reign in spending either.

I'm willing to concede spending but you have concede taxes as well. We have our own prop 13 here in Florida. I have people in my cul-de-sac who pay double my property taxes... for the same services. Blatantly unfair. Voters voted themselves a tax break based on 'I was here first so let's let the next guys carry the load'. They even made it portable so if I sell and buy another house I can take my 'tax break for life' with me. Taxes based on seniority... voted in by taxpayers years ago.

I know you will disagree but I'm not sure voters should have power over taxes. They should wield their power over their representatives. Voters do wacky things,
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