Tonight I was happy as hell to see the issues I was fighting for go my way.
2C, the extorted extra property tax, failed miserably. Down in flames. 64% to 36%.
300, a single citizen working to repeal a bullshit 'Storm Water Fee' (TAX), was PASSED. By 10 percent.
I'm happy to see that the people are waking up. With the over-abundance of yard-signs supporting 2C, I wasn't altogether confident that liberty would prevail. Especially with the dirty, manipulative ways the Socialists pandered to the unaware public. But, perhaps I underestimated the people of Colorado Springs. I was worried that evil would prevail, because the stupid, apathetic, and brainwashed people will always outnumber the few that stand for what is right (which is why an actual DEMOCRACY is not the best model for free men).
Conservatives have their own bullshit I'm not always happy about, but at least they deal with issues in reality. With facts. I've been so annoyed this last month with the ROUTE the liberals chose to gather votes for their 2C. Platitudes of "Let's stand up for Colorado Springs" or "This is a city worth fighting for" or "Protect our safety and our parks". Platitudes that anyone would stand behind if they didn't know the evil truth going on behind them. Obama won his election the same way.
"For only the cost of a fancy coffee every month". As if how little the tax is matters--we'll be taxed to death an inch at a time. "Vow to protect the firefighters who vowed to protect you". Manipulating people based on loyalty, or WHORING firefighters to get votes. Pathetic.
2C wasn't about ANY of that.
This was about TAXES. Plain and simple. As well as corruption and the mismanagement of city money. I don't have the facts, but I've gathered that Colorado Springs is 'led' by quite a corrupt bunch of elites who would rule this city with an iron fist if they could. And since they can't fix their money problem properly, and stop lining their pockets with too-high salaries and god-knows what else, or putting money in places where they shouldn't be, they want to make the people pay more. And if 2C passed, you could be sure that the extra taxes would likewise disappear and not make a dent in the deficit. And then, we would have seen another 2C next election to get more. Maybe something about "Save our Schools".
And these taxes were to be achieved through extortion. By making the people who refused to vote for more taxes feel guilty for taking away the peoples' amenities: The Pioneer Museum, Municipal pools, park maintenance, etc. You will pay more or we will be forced to take away your toys. Voting against 2C? Then you're responsible for the loss of museums, parks, and the jobs of lots of firemen and cops!
Before you lament the closing of the Pioneer Museum, which the city will likely do to punish its people for not giving in, think about how sad it is that our elected officials put us in that position by mismanaging the money, and taking away things that are dear to us instead of fixing the problem responsibly.
And it'll get worse before it gets better. Those in power, those spending our tax money for their own political and personal purposes, will continue to take away from the people before they cut into their own looting.
The only way to fix the city's money problems is to ... FIX the problems. Not just sweeten it with more taxes. And the only way the inevitable extortion and threats will stop is when we get the chance to replace those in power. To replace the people responsible for our city with good people who will actually be responsible for our city and its finances.
And then, maybe we'll re-open the museum. And the pools.
Thanks to all of you who voted against this tax squeeze. Things will be okay. And once we get the right people in city hall, we'll get everything back and thrive again.
And those of you who voted FOR 2C, or AGAINST 300, I hope I've illuminated the perspective we, as Americans, shouldn't have such a hard time understanding. Taking away the peoples' money NEVER solves problems. The government, time and time and time again, has proven that it cannot manage taxes for their intended purposes. More and more money slips through the cracks and goes ... who-knows-where?
Don't feel bad if you were taken in by the bullshit. Hopefully you know now, and will look past the slogans and platitudes in the future to read between the lines, and figure out what the issues are REALLY about.
I saw extortion shot down tonight. I saw Republican candidates take over Democratic governorships, even in places where Obama and Biden were working hard to prevent their pet liberals from losing power.
I saw America, and Colorado Springs, waking up.
Things are turning around...
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