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I am sick of hearing that if we raise taxes on the rich and on coporations in this state that we will loose all of our rich and corporations.  Firstly, we won't.  And secondly, if somebody doesn't want to pair their fair share (yes, I think these taxes are fair) then I don't want them in our state anyway.  An exodus like that would eventually change the status quo for the better.  Everyone agrees that we need much, much stronger public schools, but we've been conditioned by decades of political propaganda to vote against any new tax.  "Use more natural resources" is not a viable solution.

posted 2 years, 11 months ago
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