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Originally Posted by SwampYankee
That's what we were told. It's hard to believe, but I think some politicians may have been less than thruthful!  |
Which explains why I always say "Dear Politician. Do me a favor by NOT doing me any favors.". It gives a nice fuzzy feeling when we say "Tax this and use the money for some good.". After which we forget what it was for. In WI, the 2 things that chafe me that they do are the road tax fund and the heating for gramps.
I have ZERO issue with paying my fair share for road maintenance for the damage my vehicle caused but when you lie to me and tell me that it is for road maintenance and use it for something else (Gov Doyle "borrowed" a few bucks for something else), it makes me wonder what else you are doing. Are you collecting too much that you have nowhere for it to go? In which case, give me a refund. Or are you indiscriminately taking money from any source?
They told us that paying utility customers have to chip in a bit more so that Grandpa and Grandma who couldn't afford the heat get heat. Who could complain, right? They took that money to fund the DA's office thus making the utility company an unofficial tax arm of the state govt.
Wonder why I feel that the less they "help" us, the less sore my a$$ feels?