Re: Petition to postpone tax cuts

[Scott Dredge <sdredge@yahoo.com>]

Do the politicians even know what they're doing
in terms of fiscal policy?  Under the Clinton
Administration my income was very high and I paid
high taxes, which by the way I was happy to do.
Under the Bush Administration, I received a piddly
$300 tax refund and I'm paying less taxes mainly
because my income has signigicantly decreased.
It seems to me that good fiscal policy would include
things that are common sensibly healthy...like
balancing the budget instead deficit spending,
paying down the huge debt that was racked up during
Reagan's false economy, and also spending enough money
on the infrastucture (such as schools) that will pay
big dividends in the future.

I used to buy into the Republican claim that they
were the party of fiscal responsibility, but I no
longer believe it.  They are the party that wants
a very limited government and very little government
spending.  This isn't necessarily the best policy for
the future growth of the nation.  How many medical
and technical advances would there be without the
government providing grants to Universities?  Private
industry doesn't throw money at way-out-there research
projects that may or more likely may not amount to
anything.  And when they do hit on a breakthrough,
this University research is then typically transfered
out into the Private sector where the big profits are
generated.

I think the postponement of tax cuts for the overall
greater good of supporting the infrastructure...and
long term real economic growth is a terrific idea.

-SD

<kentonbird@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Visionaries:
> 
> Many Latah County residents are concerned about the
> potential harm to public 
> schools, higher education, medical assistance to
> low-income families and 
> other state programs as a result of Idaho's huge
> budget shortfall.   Here's 
> your chance to tell the state's leaders that these
> cuts are unacceptable.
> 
> Several groups, including the Idaho Federation of
> Teachers, Friends of 
> Neighborhood Schools and the Associated Students of
> the University of Idaho, 
> are collecting signatures on a petition, which asks
> the Legislature to 
> postpone the tax cuts approved a year ago.   This
> action would not repeal 
> the cuts - only delay them until the state economy
> improves.
> 
> Rep. Tom Trail of Moscow has offered to personally
> deliver these petitions 
> to Gov. Dirk Kempthorne and leaders of the House of
> Representatives and the 
> Senate.  So far, several hundred signatures have
> been collected, but more 
> are needed.
> 
> If you'd like to sign the petition, please stop by
> BookPeople on Main Street 
> in Moscow no later than Saturday, Feb. 2.  If you'd
> like a copy of the 
> petition to circulate among your neighbors or
> co-workers, please contact me. 
>   We're especially interested in finding people in
> other parts of the state 
> to circulate the petition.
> 
> Let's keep our schools and the University of Idaho
> strong by protecting them 
> from devastating cuts in state support.
> --Kenton Bird
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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