OPINION
A Taxpayer's Nightmare: Needless Bondage
Written by Thomas M. Sipos
Published October 13, 2006
Published October 13, 2006
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Yes, I know it's only $10,000 here and $100,000 there, but I've barely grazed the surface. Check those websites. The fraud and waste add up to billions.
Don't let politicians and their activist and government union shills scam you. Vote down every bond. Then demand that they cut the waste from the budget and instead fund our schools, highways, hospitals, and libraries—minus the fraud and abuse—with the huge amounts of tax money we've already forked over.
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Thomas M. Sipos is the author of the anti-Communist satire, Vampire Nation and Manhattan Sharks. Some of his essays on horror film aesthetics appear in his horror collection, Halloween Candy. He founded the Tabloid Witch Awards horror film contest and festival. He is Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Libertarian Party.
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- Published: October 13, 2006
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- Section: Politics
- Filed Under: Politics: Elections and Candidates, Politics: Government, Politics: Local and Regional, Politics: Policy, Politics: U.S.
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Well, I thought that Champ Car race was worth it; but I don't disagree with the article as a whole.
Very important topic with great info. You're so right about the "for the children" scam.
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Great article, Thomas. And it's not just applicable to California. Voters in virtually every state face the same decisions over the same unnecessary and burdensome kinds of bonds.
What steams me the most about the ones here in Texas is the deceptive wording on the ballot, where they try to sum a complex issue up in 50 words and half the time it reads like they do the exact opposite of what they are actually for.
Dave