I am getting really tired here:
I've been asked to sign petitions and send emails by almost any advocacy group that can be named.
The WEA opposes a reform bill that they say is an unfunded mandate, but demand money for the schools. And, no one seems to be able to quantify how much federal money we give up by not passing this bill.
The Democrats passed resolutions calling for 50-50 cuts and new revenues. Now I think that is really dangerous because it accepts the idea that we really have no responsibilities toward our people and just accepts cutting the already bare bones government investment in our human capital. It also just pushes the pain down to the locals.
I'm not supporting anything anymore that asks for a half crumb versus a quarter of a crumb without demanding a state income tax. That kind of internecine battle is just as self-interested as the wealthy peoples' resistance to income taxes.