Todd-'o'-Vision
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That's the message for the government of the State of Tennessee. About 22,000 government employees categorized as "nonessential" have been told to stay home for the week. Tennessee politicians have refused to pass a balanced budget. The cuts are just too painful.
At the core of this is the burning desire Tennessee politicians have for more money to spend. They’re already spending a hideous sum for something called “TennCare” === a quasi-socialized medicine scheme that costs Tennesseeans many time more than was ever predicted. But TennCare buys votes --- BIG TIME – and that, after all, was its true purpose.
So – to pay for TennCare they politicians need an income tax. The people don’t like it. Thus the stalemate.
Now … about this “nonessential employees” bit. Why do these people have jobs that are nonessential? I thought the government was only to provide essential services with tax money. If the services are “nonessential,” then why not let the taxpayers decide if these jobs should simply be eliminated?
If the government seizes your money at gunpoint – the essence of taxes – don’t you think that the money should at least be used for essential services?
Now … let’s look at one typical government employee. This from The Wall Street Journal:
The Associated Press tells a tale of woe of Dan Willis, who works for the state comptroller's office:
Willis, 37, is married and has an 11-year-old child. His wife is a stay-at-home mom.
He has a few weeks of vacation time built up and will dip into that to soften the blow. But it won't be painless. "I had hoped to take a vacation this year, but that's not looking very good."
So let's see. Willis has the week off work, and because he's using his vacation time, he'll still be paid. In the private sector, we call that a vacation.
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At the core of this is the burning desire Tennessee politicians have for more money to spend. They’re already spending a hideous sum for something called “TennCare” === a quasi-socialized medicine scheme that costs Tennesseeans many time more than was ever predicted. But TennCare buys votes --- BIG TIME – and that, after all, was its true purpose.
So – to pay for TennCare they politicians need an income tax. The people don’t like it. Thus the stalemate.
Now … about this “nonessential employees” bit. Why do these people have jobs that are nonessential? I thought the government was only to provide essential services with tax money. If the services are “nonessential,” then why not let the taxpayers decide if these jobs should simply be eliminated?
If the government seizes your money at gunpoint – the essence of taxes – don’t you think that the money should at least be used for essential services?
Now … let’s look at one typical government employee. This from The Wall Street Journal:
The Associated Press tells a tale of woe of Dan Willis, who works for the state comptroller's office:
Willis, 37, is married and has an 11-year-old child. His wife is a stay-at-home mom.
He has a few weeks of vacation time built up and will dip into that to soften the blow. But it won't be painless. "I had hoped to take a vacation this year, but that's not looking very good."
So let's see. Willis has the week off work, and because he's using his vacation time, he'll still be paid. In the private sector, we call that a vacation.
{ not written by Todd }
