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Sunday, December 07, 2003

Looting the Future 
posted by John at 2:00 PM

On a national scale, looting seems a polite term to use for the various policy tracks being followed at by the Federal Executive. Examples (and some pretty solid expert opinion) are put forth in the latest Krugman OpEd. But looting the future is an appropriate turn of phrase to use here in Oregon, as well. In today's Mail Trib, Richard Mayfield of Medford offers some thoughts as to why the Oregon budget of today is going to be paid for with future taxes (you need to scroll down most of the page to get to the letter). I guess the point of this isn't that we all get in a huff and scream about how taxes are evil and postpone having to raise them by electing politicians who promise they won't (many GOP candidates), but rather, bite the bullet and act now. Fiscal responsibility is a oft uttered quality in politicians, but practice and reality defy words - Republicans are NOT living up to these promises. Democrats are.

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