REMEMBER: So-called REPUBLICANS (or what passes for a Republican in this state) engage in this Socialism with the same aplomb as the Democrats. They're different in name only and if we are to save our Commonwealth, we must find some real Republicans to replace the DEMS and the RINO's.
Same thing in Michigan. Polls show that if Detroit were taken out of the electoral equation, the current Granholm would lose in a landslide.
What can you do?
Well, according to many here if you don't vote RINO you're a 'rat.
Imputed income anybody?
And this distillation of Northeastern states into the EU West will continue. In fact, that is the GOAL of the Socialists who run these states -- use confiscatory taxes and left-wing social policy to drive the Republican dissidents into exile, and thus be left with a whole population of leftist sheeple.
Vermont is the ultimate example of this, where thousands of aging NY hippies have turned a once solidly Republican state into a Communist one, and forcing the old-time "flatlanders" as well as young people to leave. It increasingly leaves only leftists who are idiotic enough to vote a Communist to the Senate.
Here in California, we're paying for years of deficit spending by selling bonds, including, astonishingly, current spending.
On top of that, in a few days california voters will vote on billions$ more... for more of the same; ignoring of course, the existing debt that must also be paid for.
All for expenses that, in more rational days, was funded as-you-go from the traditional taxing system: real estate, sales, excise and special taxes earmarked for specific purposes such as highways, dams, levees, local streets, all of which have been diverted for a "higher purpose".
What is the higher purpose? To increase the number of citizens dependent directly on government for their existence (and their votes). When the percentage of producing taxpayers falls below public employees and aid recipients, what will be the escape out of the hole?
Pennsylvania would do well to look to california to see a state financial Titanic in the making.
Just as an aside.... Caught a feature this week on the Swann - Rendell race. One, let me say my knowledge of Rendell stems from his role in The Gore Affair in 2000, where his conduct was shameless and I believe caused harm to country in that it fostered cynicism about elections. Anyway, I despise Fast Eddie for that.
Back to the point, Swann was shown working through a poor area of Phiily. A little old black lady asks him if he'll see to it as governor that she gets a supermarket in the neighborhood. She said Ed Rendell promised he would! What do you say to such voters?
Didn't I read that there is a net decline every year in the number of Pennsylvania physicians?