Last week I
received my local Per Capita tax bill.
Previously it was $15.00.
Reasonable, right? I thought
so. But last week, when I opened the
envelope, I discovered the fee is now $30.00.
Yes, it doubled. Granted, $15.00
is not a tremendous amount of money.
It’s the principle of the matter.
What makes
it even worse is something I heard on the radio two days ago. The reasoning behind raising the amount,
according to the report, was to encourage those who historically don’t bother
paying, roughly 80% of those who should, to pay. Huh?
Make a bill more expensive and people who haven’t paid in the past will
suddenly fork over double the money? I
don’t buy it. To me it seems that the
20% of us that do pay are once again getting screwed.
I heard the
most negative campaign ad ever this morning.
It was presented by one of the candidates for governor of
Pennsylvania. It was so far beyond
hateful and tasteless that I can’t believe the man who purportedly endorsed
truly did. He certainly shouldn’t have
because all it served is to make him look bad, not the man he was slamming.
When did
negative campaigning become so widely acceptable? I know I’m showing my age by saying this but
I remember when candidates used to attempt to garner votes by boasting about
the good they’ve accomplished in their own careers rather than dissing their
opponents. Perhaps it’s just me but I
liked it better back then. I’m capable
of forming my own opinion. Tell me what
makes you qualified for the office you’re running for, what your plan is to
make things better and keep your mouth shut about the other guy. He can tell me the same and then I’ll make up
my mind on who I will vote for. If the
only thing you can do is trash the other guy then I have to wonder whether
you’re in any way capable of filling the position.
Okay, rant
over. Happy weekend, all!
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