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The kind of laws I'm referring to are like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Bill_of_Rights http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Bill_of_Rights Basically,
by cschneid 17y ago
The kind of laws I'm referring to are like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Bill_of_Rights http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Bill_of_Rights
Basically, it limits the ability to tax, so a new program (say, single payer health care for the state), that would require a tax, requires massive public approval. Which stops progress as much as the federal government gridlock.
Your last line betrays some of your political leanings. In my view there are two major competing ideals of government. There's your "live & let live" ideal, and there's the "we're in this together" ideal. Neither is wrong, and both have a pretty strong argument behind them. But it leads to totally different policy decisions that are at odds. So yeah, that's what happened to it, there's a competing ideal.
- CWuestefeld 17y agoOK, I'll accept that criticism. It's clear that we have different outlooks, and while I disagree strongly with yours, I understand that there is a legitimate philosophy that leads to it. Best, then, to take our heads out of the sand and address the divide directly. Otherwise we will have the same conflicts over every issue, arguing over surface details without ever really resolving anything, all the while building more and more acrimony.