We can’t make fun of the Terminator Govenenor or bad discussion making in California for much longer. As currently we are knocking on their doorstep to take over first place as the state with most fiscal problems. The down side, is it will get worse before it gets better. The upside we aren’t entirely helpless. Maybe its time to take this as an opportunity to get creative or hell even innovate? We have an unbalanced economy. Let’s use this crisis to assure we fix that.
Our revenues and expenditures are completely out of line with one another. We have trouble raising taxes because the 2/3 voting requirement. We have mandates for health care and education that prevent from wholesale slashing of those budgets. We can’t ignore the problem, because the economy wont be fixed in the near future. So, what are you doing to get involved to help come up with creative solutions? Are you working with your local government to change its situation?
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At the very least you should be talking to your local Government officials. Email your city councilman, your state legislators. Let them know what you think they should focus on. Recommend solutions, give them ideas. Get involved.
Helping government by coming up with creative solutions is a great idea. We all know there’s a creative community building in Phoenix. But how do we get government to listen to and implement creative solutions? That’s what I think the real problem is. All the solutions in the world won’t help if government remains stuck in (bad) business as usual.
Tell your local, state and govts. it’s OK to tell you NO, you don’t need more healthcare spending, more education spending, more incentives for this or that, more spending on anything if they don’t raise everyone’s taxes to pay for it.
Don’t want your taxes to go up drastically? Too late. The entitlement cat is out of the bag.
What’s the difference between the finances of your family or business and the finances of govt? At home or work, someone has to say NO when you can’t afford it. With govt, we can vote for MORE FREE STUFF and not have to pay for it.
Who do we think is going to pay for all this? Other people?
We have met the enemy and he is us. (Pogo)