A gal wandered in yesterday collecting signatures for some kind of OMG GOVERNMENT IS EATING MY FORTUNE measure on the local ballot. The details were kind of a blur, something about limiting raising fees to the rate of inflation and requiring a vote for this or that...basically a small scale version of the same kind of BS that's paralyzed the whole state, and to a lesser extent the entire country.
I heard her out then issued my standard response, usually triggered by complaints about metered parking downtown- "a functioning society needs funding- raising taxes is political suicide, so of course they're going to get the money some other way."
She gaped at me long enough to sneak in my KO punch, delivered with a big grin- "What they need to do is repeal prop 13, that's the reason cities have to grub around for funds in the first place."
She backed slowly out of the store, staring at me like I'd turned into Heath Ledger in full Joker regalia.
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