When Government Can’t Get Enough
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
As a native of “The Land of 10,000 Lakes” it has been interesting to watch the developments taking shape through the recent events. This montage of reports from the Huffington Post shows the dire conditions that come from the result of Republican Legislators not willingly rolling over and taxing citizens to the degree that the Democrats believe necessary. I also couldn't help but chuckle over the rally by state employees on the steps of the State Capital (read in the Washington Post)...their chant of "We want to work for Minnesota - Tax The Rich" sums up the view of most folks cashing checks, made out by government check writers.
It’s easy to see from all the impending disasters or already in progress problems, why Minnesota has the deficit it does…nary a thing that happens can do so without government paying for it…
In the same unfolding manner, the U.S. Senate will be foregoing their normal extended break for the 4th of July, working instead on resolving the financial meltdown that will happen if the Republicans don’t go along with the Democrat’s demands to increase taxes (are you noticing a trend here?). If we only allowed Democrats to raise taxes to the level that they desire – we wouldn’t have any government financial problems! (Darn those uncaring folks who don’t recognize that government spending isn’t a problem – except for not having enough money to spend…)
We heard the same mantra throughout the Nevada Legislative Session (not surprisingly from the same side of the political isles). Fortunately, the Nevada State Supreme Court came through with another one of their findings to open the door for the compromise of increasing taxes and saving us from the possible same fate befalling Minnesota.
The real issue is not whether or not tax burdens are heavy enough – it’s about where the limits need to be on how much government we have. Yes, essential services of government need to be paid for – but, not everything under the sun is an “essential service”. There are many things which ought not be dipping from the taxpayer’s wallets and doing a few more things for ourselves, using the money that the government didn’t take to buy what they are delivering would not be the end of the world (in spite of what you might read in public media outlets, who have never reported on a tax increase that they didn’t think was necessary).
I’m hoping that my friends and relatives who still remain in Minnesota will be able to survive the multiple perils associated with their state government not getting as much of their money as they ought to be paying. It’s doubtful, because of their business operations and established lives, that they will be able to escape to other parts of the country where government remains open and in business.
As someone who was able to relocate, I also hope that the rest of the country doesn’t adopt the Gopher State’s philosophy on how much government is necessary. It might be tough to get by without that much quality of life – only possible through government’s benevolent service – but, paying the bill to receive that degree of magnanimous assistance really sucks.
As a native of “The Land of 10,000 Lakes” it has been interesting to watch the developments taking shape through the recent events. This montage of reports from the Huffington Post shows the dire conditions that come from the result of Republican Legislators not willingly rolling over and taxing citizens to the degree that the Democrats believe necessary. I also couldn't help but chuckle over the rally by state employees on the steps of the State Capital (read in the Washington Post)...their chant of "We want to work for Minnesota - Tax The Rich" sums up the view of most folks cashing checks, made out by government check writers.
It’s easy to see from all the impending disasters or already in progress problems, why Minnesota has the deficit it does…nary a thing that happens can do so without government paying for it…
In the same unfolding manner, the U.S. Senate will be foregoing their normal extended break for the 4th of July, working instead on resolving the financial meltdown that will happen if the Republicans don’t go along with the Democrat’s demands to increase taxes (are you noticing a trend here?). If we only allowed Democrats to raise taxes to the level that they desire – we wouldn’t have any government financial problems! (Darn those uncaring folks who don’t recognize that government spending isn’t a problem – except for not having enough money to spend…)
We heard the same mantra throughout the Nevada Legislative Session (not surprisingly from the same side of the political isles). Fortunately, the Nevada State Supreme Court came through with another one of their findings to open the door for the compromise of increasing taxes and saving us from the possible same fate befalling Minnesota.
The real issue is not whether or not tax burdens are heavy enough – it’s about where the limits need to be on how much government we have. Yes, essential services of government need to be paid for – but, not everything under the sun is an “essential service”. There are many things which ought not be dipping from the taxpayer’s wallets and doing a few more things for ourselves, using the money that the government didn’t take to buy what they are delivering would not be the end of the world (in spite of what you might read in public media outlets, who have never reported on a tax increase that they didn’t think was necessary).
I’m hoping that my friends and relatives who still remain in Minnesota will be able to survive the multiple perils associated with their state government not getting as much of their money as they ought to be paying. It’s doubtful, because of their business operations and established lives, that they will be able to escape to other parts of the country where government remains open and in business.
As someone who was able to relocate, I also hope that the rest of the country doesn’t adopt the Gopher State’s philosophy on how much government is necessary. It might be tough to get by without that much quality of life – only possible through government’s benevolent service – but, paying the bill to receive that degree of magnanimous assistance really sucks.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 7/2/2011 7:09 AM 
Categories: Government
Tags: Government Tax and Spend Government Policies Minnesota Budget Problems
Categories: Government
Tags: Government Tax and Spend Government Policies Minnesota Budget Problems
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