In Portland there are two bills that we are supposed to vote for "yay" or "nay". They are both propose tax increases in order to fund social programs. The increases are very reasonable; they only apply to individuals making over 125k and they raise the corporate tax minimum from $10 to $150. (The 1st increase of this tax in over 50 years.) Aside from my typical libertarian view that ANY income tax increase is self-defeating, i have a more pressing concern.
Fiscal responsibility.
On a flyer that i recieved at school it stated that a "NO" vote would result in a combined $727 mil. "of funds budgeted for education, health care, public safety, and more." Lets focus on, "of funds budgeted." That means the government has already planned on using the money from taxes that the public has yet to approve. That is downright absurd! That shows a complete disregard to the public and their right to vote.
I'm well aware that many governments operate in the same manner. That doesn't make it any less disrespectful and irresponsible. Whether i agreed with the bill or not, i'd be tempted to vote against it in hopes that they would learn some respect for the voting process. I know they won't, but one can dream.
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