Quote from: SAGG on January 29, 2017, 06:11:14 PM
Say what you want about Democratically-controlled California, but after Der Arnold left, Gov. Brown raised taxes on the rich, and the state went from huge deficits to huge surpluses. Now, contrast this with, say, Kansas, where taxes were slashed, bare-bones style. Result? Huge deficits.
You fail to mention that there is so much wealth centered in California because the snobby elitist scumbags that live there only care about investing in their psuedo-liberal utopia and wouldn't even dare consider investing in "fly over" states that actually need it like Kansas or even say Michigan. In other states, we also put a preference on allowing people access to their own earned income instead of using it to increase the dependency of those that don't want to work.
QuoteNow, I think the soda tax might be a wee bit going too far, but hey, sugar can be as addictive as nicotine or alcohol, not to mention it can help to promote diabetes, which I have. For the sake of health, paying a tad more on a tax might just discourage enough people to cut back on taking in something that could affect their health. And I can't swim, nor do I want to...
What you describe is the creation of a nanny state. It's not the government's place to dictate behavior like diet. If you need Big Brother to tell you to eat a balanced diet, you have problems, namely you still have the mental state of a child. If you have diabetes for that reason, blame yourself and stop assuming others don't have self control and need a government baby sitter. I've never seen anything more demeaning than people that actually support these Bloomberg-esque policies. It's also a slippery slope that can never be stopped. You'll go from that to a mayonnaise tax to government mandated exercise regiments, which I've actually seen suggested seriously on Democratic Underground. It's just pure idiocy.
Quote...To answer just one parrt of your comment - As far as secession goes , do you remember all the people (especially in Texas) who went on and on about seceding during Obama,s terms ?
If not , I,ll link to Web thiings about it .
Texas was also an independent nation that joined the United States voluntarily.