Notes from Somewhere--today from Madison, WI
20110723
I am sorely vexed by the political self indulgence of those we have elected to office.
Where will the taxes come from, who are the “taxpayers” they are trying to “protect?'
The very wealthy, who avoid paying taxes through legal contortions?
The earning class, who are earning less and less because of downsizing, job cuts, chronic unemployment?
Certainly not the dependent class, who are primarily “consumers” of tax income.
And where in the budget are provisions for recovery from the incredible disasters we are seeing all around: floods, tornados, wildfires, heatwaves, nuclear power vicissitudes...the list goes on. How are the monetarily challenged supposed to pay their electric bills as ComEd, etc pass the repair costs on to the consumers? Remember the cuts to the LIHEAP budget?
It's summer recess time. The vultures are coming home to roost. What will we say to them?
