tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post1643701899289595244..comments2023-10-23T14:30:26.234-07:00Comments on Random Musings: What will the future look like if this budget passes? Here's the answer (warning, it's scary).Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03338682971485143332noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-19407490593131328252009-08-11T13:17:48.219-07:002009-08-11T13:17:48.219-07:00I'll just point out that I want good education...I'll just point out that I want good education, health care, social services, or public safety but that I don't think forcing taxpayers to pay for those services is a good idea. <br /><br />Government education can be good but that isn't the only way to provide education. Government health care can be good but providing it largely without cost brings some horrible unintended consequences to the table. Government social services are not always a good thing and perhaps today is the day that we the people should return to the idea that government can't always do everything. As for safety, government can't assure safety for anyone and it is possible for some people (maybe even most people) to provide for their own defense.<br /><br />These difficult times are not best addressed by more taxes and more government programs (in my opinion).<br /><br />As it is nobody knows for certain if there are one or two ballot propositions or if they will be conditional on the other.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PoliticalInsider/59863" rel="nofollow">Deadline, what deadline?</a>Thane Eichenauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848580360960232789noreply@blogger.com