Sunday, October 05, 2008

Embracing a "reckless" solution to Beacon Hill's spending

Jeff Jacoby in the Boston Globe: "It's time for a blunt budget ax"

Time and again, the voters' restraint has been repaid with disdain by a political class that seems to believe there is no higher or better use for our money than a government expenditure. Nothing has penetrated the politicians' indifference to the frustration and anxiety of so many Massachusetts residents. Maybe a blunt budget ax will get their attention.
In the parlance of Joe Biden, I believe Massachusetts question #1, rolling back the state income tax, will expose a significant minority of citizens who are "unpatriotic." But between the Big Dig, runaway pensions, and an unceasing rise in spending, Bay Staters have been pushed into a corner. Instead of demonizing those of us who want to constrain the state government, Beacon Hill should look into why so many Massachusetts citizens are prepared to embrace an extreme solution.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You know that if the measure passes, that collection of theives, bindlestiffs, coatholders and rumpswabs known as the Legislature will simply repeal it, probably increasing the tax rate just to let the serfs know WHO is in charge.

If by some miracle the solons do not repress the people, I expect the prog pols to go to the Court, arguing that getting rid of the income tax is unconstitutional.