Tax payers got some good news yesterday. In Oregon, the voters said no to a plan to increase cigarette taxes in order to expand the state childrens’ health insurance plan (SCHIP) to non-children. This is the same program and the same issue that the Democrat controlled US House of Representatives has now passed twice – the first being vetoed by President Bush and he has vowed to veto the second.
In North Carolina the unincorporated town of Hampstead turned down a plan to add another level of government – they rejected an incorporation referendum that would have guaranteed more taxes and more government.
Also in NC voters in 16 counties had the opportunity to vote for a new tax on the sale of real-estate. The answer – a resounding NO!
Nationally they were not so well off when the US House voted to over ride another veto on a water resources bill. Called “the worst pork-barrel water projects bill ever.” By Taxpayer for Common Sense. No doubt some members of Congress thought all the recent talk about the drought in the southeastern US meant they had to appear to be doing “something” about water. Often times for Congress doing nothing would be the better choice. The water difficulties faced by Atlanta can be traced straight back to Congress but since those votes were years ago and passed by many now former Members, the current occupants feel no guilt or if they do think that throwing more money at the problem will make it go away.
All that pork barrel spending in the Water Resources bill will do nothing to refill the waters of Lake Lanier nor will they slow the federally mandated withdrawals that put Atlanta in peril.
The taxpayers should take a long close look at what their current members of Congress are doing in the Taxpayers’ name with the Taxpayers’ money. In one short year every member of the House and one third of the Senators face election. Those that are not mindful of the Taxpayers’ interests should be sent home to become taxpayers again not taxspenders.
Cross posted at RobBoyce
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