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Originally Posted by charper
Well Josh, that would have depended on what my constituents felt. I changed my mind this time based on their (very) direct feedback. I listened.
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That's unfortunate. The majority of constituents haven't properly researched and don't fully comprehend some of these more complex issues. These are the cases when the politicians make policy based on what is best for the city, rather than what the average person who doesn't understand the situation, let alone grasp the concept of "the greater good".
I think if you ask people if they want lower taxes, they'll pretty much ignore the rest of your sentence because it will be drowned out with their cries of "gimme gimme gimme gimme".
Collecting tax only to return it is government innefficiency at its best. Collect less future tax if government funding is now too high.
Don't pay people to collect my money, process it, allocate it, then return it to me. "Give me $100. Next year I'll give it back. But it costs $40 in overhead, so I'll just give you back $60, ok?"