It's like those signs you see around the
city that say "Happy to pay for a better Minnesota." Hey, I agree with the
expressed sentiment completely. It's the implied belief behind the signs
that I'm totally opposed to -- that paying more taxes to the state will
result in a better Minnesota. If people are happy to pay for a better state,
then they should give money to the charity they think will improve the state
the most. Do they really think their taxes will improve things more (or as
much) as the same amount of money directed to a cause of their own choosing?
You know taxes go to that awful corporate welfare too, and other things that
"progressives" love to hate. People from every political spectrum should
want to minimize government spending because it simply isn't as effective at
achieving our aims as money directed right at the place it's needed.
Ok, I'm all set to donate large sums of my money to charity to accomplish some important social and societal goals which will better the state and the city. Can you tell me which charities will build light-rail transit lines all over the city, connect to St. Paul and (horrors) the suburbs, too? I'd also like to see more highways, more heavy (long-haul) rail and commuter rail. Lastly, I'd like to get the airport out of everybody's backyards and put it out in the country on a high-speed rail spur, like sane cities around the world.
Which charity can do that? Ignore the cost for a moment, and the answer is still none.
Paying taxes for anything other than their own personal comfort is one of those things that "neoconservatives" just love to hate.
Chris Johnson Fulton
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