The Winds of Change

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WindA refreshing breeze blew across Georgia on Tuesday July 31st, as Georgians across the state said no to a massive transportation spending bill, and no to the incessant demands of government for more money. The referendum called t-splost would have raised billions of dollars through a sales tax increase, which would have filled the biggest pork barrel Georgia has ever seen. In yet another attempt to “dig themselves out of a hole” the government was supported in it’s effort by giant corporations and politicians both present and past in the biggest sales pitch this state has ever seen.

When all was said and done the people of this great state said no, in no un-certain terms, to a proposal that would have heaped an even greater burden on the backs of people, who are already struggling to make ends meet during the worst economy and hard times this writer has ever seen. As usual the government sought to fix problems with more money, rather than wiser use of existing funds, and brought out the Chicken Little cry of “the sky is falling” if we don’t fix this problem of traffic congestion. This was the same strategy used by the federal government in 2008 when we were told that all was lost if we did not support stimulus and bailout money in the trillions to fill the biggest pork barrel this country has ever seen.

Well congratulations to the people of Georgia in turning away this latest attempt to raid our pocketbooks, and send a message to government and power mongers across this land, that the people are still in charge, and would like to keep some of their money to pay there own bills. The winds of change are coming, and may be felt all over this land, and even in the streets of Washington, DC.

As my great-grandfather Bascomb Biggers always said:
“Now that’s the way I see it, and you can tell-em I said so”.
Scoop Biggers

Scoop’s articles can be viewed at the Nankipooh Enquirer blogsite – http://thenankipoohenquirer.blogspot.com/

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One Response to The Winds of Change

  1. Bascomb Biggers

    August 12, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    Mr. Spaar, My first question to you, would be how long have you lived in Georgia, and how long have you been making this commute?
    My second question to you would be, How many taxpayers have to contribute to making your drive to work faster and more enjoyable?
    My third question to you would be, How much of the estimated seven to eight billion dollars the T-SPLOST would have generated, would have gone to work projects, and how much would have been poured into the biggest pork barrel this state has ever seen?
    The answer to your question as to where road improvement money comes from, is that Georgians already pay a heavy tax for roads, it is called the State Gasoline Tax.
    Finally, I might suggest that you either move closer to your place of employment, or at least be patient and wait until the economy improves, and our pockebooks are not as stressed as they are now.
    We don’t need any new taxes.
    Scoop Biggers
    (the opinions of Scoop Biggers are his own)