http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/2009/11/09/8-billion-in-new-taxes-and-fees-on-whom/ News & Commentary from the Artvoice Editorial staff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:44:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/2009/11/09/8-billion-in-new-taxes-and-fees-on-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-7015 Hoss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:48:05 +0000 http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/?p=4867#comment-7015 While some of these measures probably are good public policy, it's a bit short-sighted to look at each of these in the way you have. Increasing taxes on businesses and business owners will lead to an increase in the cost of living for middle class people, plain and simple. I'm not against all tax increases, good programs should be funded and it's resposible to fund them with actual revenues instead of debt, but that's not what happens. In our political system, it is much easier to pass these types of increases, because of the thinking that you used in crafting your piece, than it is to cut funding programs that may be the the pet program of certain campaign funding contributors or political allies. This leads to a cycle of increasing spending and taxes, rather than responsible taxation policies to fund necessary and efficiently run government programs. We need to take a hard look at which programs are necessary and which programs are unnecessary and control our spending rather than creatively increasing taxes little by little. While some of these measures probably are good public policy, it’s a bit short-sighted to look at each of these in the way you have. Increasing taxes on businesses and business owners will lead to an increase in the cost of living for middle class people, plain and simple. I’m not against all tax increases, good programs should be funded and it’s resposible to fund them with actual revenues instead of debt, but that’s not what happens. In our political system, it is much easier to pass these types of increases, because of the thinking that you used in crafting your piece, than it is to cut funding programs that may be the the pet program of certain campaign funding contributors or political allies. This leads to a cycle of increasing spending and taxes, rather than responsible taxation policies to fund necessary and efficiently run government programs. We need to take a hard look at which programs are necessary and which programs are unnecessary and control our spending rather than creatively increasing taxes little by little.

]]> http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/2009/11/09/8-billion-in-new-taxes-and-fees-on-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-7009 Peter A Reese Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:21:54 +0000 http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/?p=4867#comment-7009 These new increases will have the founding fathers rolling in their graves. After all, they owned slaves, thought even their wives were property, counted native americans and slaves as three-fifths people, and disenfranchised just about everybody else. Ohh for the good old days! These new increases will have the founding fathers rolling in their graves. After all, they owned slaves, thought even their wives were property, counted native americans and slaves as three-fifths people, and disenfranchised just about everybody else. Ohh for the good old days!

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