Taxpayer Votes for More Government; Shocked At Tax Bill

[Alan C.]

Taxpayers Are Shocked to Discover That When They Vote for Government Services, They Have to Pay for Them

 

Taxpayers in Austin, Texas, are upset that their property tax bills are rising. This article reports that taxpayer Gretchen Gardner is “at the breaking point” because of her increasing property taxes.Gardner says, “I have voted for every park, every library, all the school improvements, for light rail, for anything that will make this city better. But now I can’t afford to live here anymore.” It appears that Gardner strongly supports more government spending, as long as someone else pays the cost.She is going to protest her tax assessment.She goes on to say, “Someone needs to step in and address the big picture.” As I see it, the big picture is that our country has too many voters like Gardner who keep asking for more government spending without thinking that somebody has to pay for it.

 

Myth of the rational voter, indeed.

 

There is such a startling disconnect between cause and effect, or maybe people who vote for more government believe that they will never bear the cost.

 

I wonder if past generations realize the ruin they've wrought upon themselves and their families, because it's obvious that most of them weren't concerned about it 40 years ago. What's it like to see a gallon of gas go from 25¢ to $4?

 

These are just a bunch of children voting. More toys! Gimme, gimme!

 

People who cannot reason must learn through experience, and some are too stupid to learn even from that.

[NotDarkYet]

A lot of people assume an increase in taxes only shows up in tax-bills.  They don't realize that it shows up in more expensive EVERYTHING.

[Dylan Lawrence Moore]

And here I thought you were quoting something out of 1984. Silly me.

[Slavik]

This woman sounds like a religious person asking "Dear lord I did everything right, why am I being punished?"