Sleeping Giant Stirs

An Angry American

Sleeping Giant Stirs

I read an editorial in this morning paper that should give Americans food for thought, but I doubt if they even will take a bite.

The article begins by commending Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) that restricts government's growth. The bill was initiated and passed as a constitutional amendment a decade ago by the citizens of Colorado. This law requires the state to refund tax payments in excess of the prior year's collections after adjustment to inflation and population growth. It means the state's politicians can no longer tax as much as they want, nor squander as much as they can get away with.

The editorial then go on to laud California Governor, Arnold Schwartzenegger who wants Californians to pass his version of TABOR called "Live Within Our Means Act" that would limit state budget growth to the average budget growth of the past three years.

The difference between the Colorado and California plans, however, is that in Colorado the citizens initiated the program and in California, the state did the initiating. Colorado's is a bottom-up law while California's is the usual top-down sneaky law.

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An Angry American

Hi, I'm Lee Gottlieb

I'm a 75 year old (2005) retired graphic designer. I'm married, and have two children. I spend most of my days on the computer corresponding with other Americans who are upset with the deteriorating conditions in the country and with people all over the globe who feel as I do about the miserable conditions suffered by the masses of humanity, discussing ways to change things for the better.

I'm a quiet person and publishing a diary of my thoughts to be read by strangers is a little intimidating. Add to this the fact that all of the things I'm angry about are social problems many people shy away from in the mistaken belief they are unsolvable, and I doubt if I'll ever get much of a readership. But the problems of poverty, illiteracy, violence and war are not unsolvable, for they have been caused by people (sometimes deliberately), and so they can be solved by people.

The motivation for producing this blog (and my website) is the frightening future American children, and the children of the world will face, if some wealthy ..