Mr Marx to the White Courtesy Telephone, Please
This is yet another example of the California Initiative process:A state ballot initiative proposed Friday would fund outreach and treatment programs for the mentally ill -- including the homeless -- by taxing millionaires.
Now, having worked in the system, I am even more in favor of increasing efforts to help the mentally ill. Does "a 1 percent surcharge on each dollar of taxable personal income over $1 million a year " seem . . .er, related? I realize that millionaires are everybody's favorite whipping boy, thanks to the liberal PC attitude of hating anyone they can't pity. Therefore no one will stand up to say that this is a dangerous precedent, for fear of being called "richie-lovers" or something. [wasn't that once the American Dream -- to become a millionaire and run for president?] But the mentally ill, like the elderly, the children [no ™], and others who need care are the responsibility of every member of society. Taxing one particular group opens the way to the idea that since more people in prison come from lower income groups, only lower income groups should pay for prisons. Or are we truly heading toward: "From each according to his ability to each according to his need." [if that sounds good to you, go look it up. "Communism: only 10 million dead and even more enslaved -- it's worth a try!"] ***ALERT Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg, D of Sacratomato is the culprit on this one. His quote: "To me it's fair," he said. "The ones who can most afford it should help the least fortunate." Another recall, anyone?
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