While it appears nothing much is happening while the state budget impasse marks its ninth week, Gov. Ed Rendell and the "spending interests" are working feverishly to weaken the resolve of Republican lawmakers, who have taken a "No New Taxes" stance.
From Henry's most recent post at his Lincoln Blog:
The spending interests are deploying a new tactic in their effort to inflict higher taxes on the working families of Pennsylvania: they are picketing the offices of their local state senators and state representatives and calling a compliant news media in for coverage.Read the full post at LINCOLN BLOG
In an effort to put pressure on fiscally responsible legislators, the spending interests are now resorting to pickets and demonstrations all the while chanting the mantra that it is time to end the stand-off.
I agree the budget stalemate should come to an end - but it should do so with state government living within OUR means and not raising any taxes. Otherwise, the budget crisis can go on until Easter if necessary.
Rendell has been manufacturing all sorts of doomsday scenarios for weeks now. In recent days school district officials - whose coffers are currently flush with local tax revenue - have be whining like spoiled children over the delay in state money, and over the fact Republicans want to give them less of an increase in their allowance, er, subsidies than they want.
Henry suggests Pennsylvania taxpayers give Rendell and the "spending interests" a taste of their own medicine.
"The tactic of demonstrating in front of legislative district offices is one taxpayers and taxpayer groups should emulate. Why should the spending interests be the only ones who make their voices heard?"
It would benefit every taxpayer to take time to call, write, visit - or take to the streets - in front of his/her legislator and senator's offices to either thank them for standing firm against tax hikes, or call upon them to put taxpayers first.
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PA is fast becoming a welfare state. There are too many "victims" who feel the government owes them a living and the dems are only too happy to breed more victims for more votes. It works until everyone is broke and we become a third world country with a Fascist dictator. The only chance out of this is our military. If they become liberalized, we are finished. Obama knows that and he is working on it right now. The left already controls the media, (our supposed watchdogs), and the schools. The radio will be their next target. It's amazing what some leaders will do when given a long enough leash. Communist takeover of our government is close at hand!
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