Comments on: We Have To Stop Laughing At California Now http://derekneighbors.com/2009/11/we-have-to-stop-laughing-at-california-now/ Musings of a Mad Man (@dneighbors) Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:56:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Head http://derekneighbors.com/2009/11/we-have-to-stop-laughing-at-california-now/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Greg Head Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:39:31 +0000 http://derekneighbors.com/?p=6157#comment-754 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) 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)

]]> By: Matthew Petro http://derekneighbors.com/2009/11/we-have-to-stop-laughing-at-california-now/comment-page-1/#comment-753 Matthew Petro Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:23 +0000 http://derekneighbors.com/?p=6157#comment-753 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. 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.

]]> By: Wes Novack http://derekneighbors.com/2009/11/we-have-to-stop-laughing-at-california-now/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Wes Novack Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:23 +0000 http://derekneighbors.com/?p=6157#comment-752 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. 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.

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