I think of myself as a moderate Democrat. While I support progressive ideals I also think it is essential
that we talk about how to pay for the programs we want. The legislature's emphasis on shifting the blame for high taxes to local governments so they don't have to pay and then shutting off local governments ability to raise revenue (t…
I think of myself as a moderate Democrat. While I support progressive ideals I also think it is essential
that we talk about how to pay for the programs we want. The legislature's emphasis on shifting the blame for high taxes to local governments so they don't have to pay and then shutting off local governments ability to raise revenue (taxes) is part of the problem. Feeding the paranoia about "wastefraudandabuse" (like it is all
one word) makes harder to address more efficiency which might actually free up some money to help
support programs that help. Marvin Zindler used to say "It costs a lot of money to be poor." He was right. I would like for every member of the legislature, while doing their current job, to gather the documentation necessary to meet the requirements for Medicaid or TANF or a housing voucher within one week--heck, take two weeks--and then try getting an appointment for your interview. No help
I think of myself as a moderate Democrat. While I support progressive ideals I also think it is essential
that we talk about how to pay for the programs we want. The legislature's emphasis on shifting the blame for high taxes to local governments so they don't have to pay and then shutting off local governments ability to raise revenue (taxes) is part of the problem. Feeding the paranoia about "wastefraudandabuse" (like it is all
one word) makes harder to address more efficiency which might actually free up some money to help
support programs that help. Marvin Zindler used to say "It costs a lot of money to be poor." He was right. I would like for every member of the legislature, while doing their current job, to gather the documentation necessary to meet the requirements for Medicaid or TANF or a housing voucher within one week--heck, take two weeks--and then try getting an appointment for your interview. No help
from staff allowed.
Royce West talked about that in the senate recently, appointments are taking more than a month currently.