Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Case in point. A return to a more normal level of taxation(good policy!) that would effect very very few voters, but all their simple minds could read was "tax increase!" as they voted against their own best interests.
So the failing is that they overestimated the intelligence of the average voter and underestimated the loudness of dog whistles.
|
That is only part of the story and Notley failed to sell the tax increase effectively to voters and the numbers that they provided for increased revenue were debunked by people in the economic world like Trevor Tombe.