Posted by
Rich from NW Indiana on Friday, August 10, 2007 12:57:49 AM
Something new to the blog. Stupid Idea of the Day! Since Open Mouth, Insert Foot entries seem to be my more popular posts, maybe this will be too. Since many of my posts are about the idiotic, weird or just the plain stupidity of many of the positions of today's liberals, its natural.
Today's "winner" is a man from California. Read about it
here. He wants to legalize pot, and for what noble purpose? To close a hole in California state budget. That's right, to balance the budget. Instead of cutting the budget like normal people would do, he would allow lawmakers a new source of money to waste. From I guess the tax money raised from a now illegal product. Doesn't this sound like the arguments the supporters of state lotteries said when they wanted to start those.
My comment to you today is: Why is it so hard for politicos to spend less money? Why can't we as taxpayers take away the idea that it is ok to spend money the government doesn't have? Why is it more acceptable to over spend, instead of balancing the budget? Why do we allow unbalanced spending for non emergencies?
Here in Lake County Indiana, we are debating a county income tax. We are now the last county in Indiana that doesn't have a county income tax. It has been voted on before and overwhelmingly defeated. The state is going to withhold $15 million from being sent back to the county if we don't enact this stupid tax. Most town councils in the county have thankfully passed resolutions against this tax. But I can't see the county wanting to pass on that $15mil. But the county budget is about $1 billion, so it could be done (the cuts that is), and the right thing done by passing on this bad deal. Just cut 15 million and give the taxpayer a break for once. The state has no right to mandate a county income tax. Just because all the other counties gave in doesn't mean we need to jump off that cliff as well. Once a tax has started it is nearly impossible to stop it. Hopefully the county will not be smoking pot when it time to vote on this one.