From John Salyer, Chico, CA
At the Chico City Council meeting on 4/2/13 the big government progressives who make up the majority on the council did another great job of weaseling out of what was asked of them. Simply affirm our right to bear arms. Nothing like politicians 🙁
One of the surprising comments that came from the majority of the progressive council was from Councilman Gruendl about how he wished the Chico Taxpayer’s Association would stand up for his tax injustice. I am not exactly sure what injustice he is talking about but I will put in a good word for him with the CTA as well as the BTA. I would imagine both organizations in addition to many others want a change to our current progressive tax code that will hopefully someday treat everyone fairly with some sort of flat tax, etc.
Isn’t it sad when big government progressives complain about how other big government progressives tell them what is best for them? I guess it is ok for Councilman Gruendl to tell people what is best for them and not see a problem with his Nanny State ways until the power grab table is turned on him. We should all start thinking more about individual freedom instead of trying to control people’s lives thru regulations and laws!
Search “FreedomWorks explaining The New Fair Deal” on YouTube for more info regarding a new tax plan proposal. Also check out the April 6th blog at chicotaxpayers.wordpress.com regarding our very constitutionally minded council.
Sure, you can go over and read the Chicotaxpayer rants, but don’t try to comment. They don’t publish dissent. How’s that for Constitutional piety?
And then I have two questions:
Why should the city council be required to affirm a right granted you in the federal Constitution? Aren’t you wasting their time?
Why don’t you tell us, actually, what Gruendl is crabbed about? We can’t determine whether he (or you) have a legitimate beef, cause we ain’t got the facts.
A flat tax is by it’s very nature a regressive tax. A 10% tax is going to hit a worker living paycheck to paycheck much harder than it is going to hit someone in the top 2%. That is hardly “treat[ing] everyone fairly.” The flat tax is just another losing issue that makes your party look stuck in the 19th century.
Not all of the numbers I will cite below are up to date. I have made an effort to find information that is 6 mo old or or less.
Let’s talk about policies that produce a state of regression.
Definition: regression: a trend or shift toward a lower or less perfect state.
The state of America under the leadership Of President Obama is dismal, leading to a regressive, “less than perfect” state. His policies have harmed the poor and middle classes while stagnating industry and putting small business in peril. Profits are up for Wall Street corporations only because of tight management, overseas sales and money printing by the fed!
Here are some of the staggering realities that make up the pathetic situation progresasive rates and other left wing policies are creating:
As of the end of 2012 median household incomes declined by 7.3% (a month’s worth of wages). (Forbes article; forgot to grab the link)
State of Working America: “The March jobs report released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was a big, negative surprise and underscored that a robust jobs recovery has still yet to materialize.”
Source: Census Bureau: “…the poverty rate in the United States it at its worst in 50 years, at levels not seen since the 1960s…50 million Americans, roughly one in six — almost 17% — are living below the poverty line, which is defined as earnings of less than $23,021 a year for a family of four”
The Weekly Standard: “Without fanfare, the Bureau of Public Debt at the Treasury Department quietly posted its daily debt report showing the total public debt of the U.S. government topped $16.687 trillion. (To be exact: $16,687,289,180,215.37)…”On January 20, 2009, the day Mr. Obama took office, the debt stood at $10.626 trillion. The latest posting reflects an increase of over $6 trillion.”
In June of last year The Western Center for Journalism reported the following:
National Journal weighs in with this “grim” assessment:
The Republican Senate puts it in terms of percentages (see graph): Worker health insurance costs up 29%; college tuition up 26%; consumer price index up 9.6%; federal debt up 53% (and rising); gas prices up 86%!
Chris if progresive tax rates (and policies) are such a good idea why are things going so swimmingly, especially for the poor and middle classes?