It looks like the editorial page of the Iowa City Press-Citizen committed

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One last point about the Register editorial. Toward the end, there is this interesting sentence:

Is it time to - despite our recent tax cuts - assess where we might restore some of the revenue we lost in the last decade?

There are many ways that liberals call for tax increases without calling them tax increases. Add “assess where we might restore some of the revenue” to the list.


posted by David Hogberg 3:24 PM archived Trackback (0)
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PAY YOUR TAXES AND BE HAPPY

A Freudian slip in its most recent lament over the budget crisis. Below is the telegram data relevant passage. Pay close attention to the last sentence:

Gov. Tom Vilsack toured eastern Iowa this week in anticipation of the Republican proposal. His message was clear: It's time to tap the Road Use Tax Fund.

We agree.

There is only so much a people can take before we wonder why we're paying taxes at all.

And we can’t have that now, can we? If more and more people start to think about what their taxes are really paying for, they might start to question whether some of the state government spending is all that necessary. That could result in calls for even more budget cuts. Better that folks just happily pay their taxes and not give it a second thought.

It appears that those at the Press-Citizen never wonder about why they’re paying taxes. Here’s a newsflash for the Press-Citizen: Many of us have been wondering about it for years!