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People in masks cannot be trusted
Location: NYC
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Why can't we afford to anymore
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Why can states no longer afford big projects, we used to be able to, why are so we in the red. It shows what I did know about pensions and debt, and salaries, and it is something I do not really see the total way it affects. It also only talks about the salaries pensions benefits which has extravagant costs that affect us. It does not discuss the changes in size in the government, the cost of illegal immigration has on local government.
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Junkie
Location: Near Raleigh, NC
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Well, relatively speaking the wealthiest people were paying much higher taxes back then. In the 1950's 90% was the highest bracket. Now it's what 38%? Revenue is important to government work. Add to that the fact that the government can't funnel money fast enough back to the richest of the rich, with bailouts, etc.... Well, the math is easy.
I will agree that pensions for cops, etc. are way to fat. Retire after 20 years? Overtime counts towards retirement? If the cops are working that much overtime, it would probably save money to hire enough cops. As far as democrats spending more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/op...gman.html?_r=1
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Eccentric insomniac
Location: North Carolina
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That's easy:
We cannot afford the large-scale projects that will allow people to earn more money and through their own efforts increase the national wealth/standard of living because after we are giving that money away for stupid reasons instead...social programs, large government in general, etc.
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immoral minority
Location: Back in Ohio
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Inflation and living longer are two issues. Higher prices services were the providers have an actual or de facto monopoly. More things to buy now than you used to. Throw in some one-way exports and you have some issues.
It costs more, both psychologically and actually, people are collecting more benefits than were put in, and the money that was bouncing around our economy and having taxes paid each time it changed hands, is now leaving the country and doesn't make the government any money. |
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