wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
You might like this youtube channelI know I'll come off as some anti government hate monger but here we go. Here in Washington we pay the highest gas tax in the nation to go for roads and transportation infrastructure. Yet as a motorcycle enthusiast I'm keenly aware of the shit surfaces and horrid condition much of this stuff is in. It's not a tax revenue problem. The problem is a lack of leadership on what gets done with the funds. I'm aware I must pay taxes. Yet it's never enough. The government is essentially a business that is under no incentive to provide you a product you pay for but you must pay or be incarcerated. With a system of zero accountability or incentive I don't see that changing. So I'll continue to pay sales tax with money I got taxed on via income tax along with the myriad other fees that it takes to keep a big inefficient government system looking for more. It's really pretty sad when you think about it. And spare me the "if we only taxed billionaires" routine. I guarantee you the waste without just accelerate to the point where it wasn't enough again and we would be looking for more from everywhere else while our elected leaders squabble over bullshit to avoid a "shutdown". A shutdown should freeze legislators salary first, not the military guy with a mortgage. I have so little faith in the circus anymore.