Letter no. 1:
Concerning the new budget that Congress is trying to pass, I ask, "Should we not take time to get it right?"
When it is customary to take time to analyze and debate issues concerning budgets, why would the President and many Republicans in Congress attempt to push a budget through with record speed? Some may spin it as "efficient government," but that's just what it is - spin. The truth is that they want to pass the budget without giving our "independent" media or critics a chance to evaluate what is just more tax breaks for the rich, a bigger deficit, and the widening of the rich-poor gap in this country; but I guess some of our "leaders" see more poor people as more recruits to fight their never-ending wars.
more info about the budget:
Bush's Budget Lies - The Nation
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Letter no. 2:
Your online poll says that tri-county taxpayers are "failing" when it comes to supporting schools?
So far, the majority of the respondents to the poll say they would not favor a tax increase.
We pay a regressive 10% sales tax in Montgomery, and our governor recently tried to increase taxes by two billion dollars. All this, and we hover around #49 in national ratings. Maybe throwing money at the problem is not the solution.
more info:
Montgomery Advertiser
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