please! take my money! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!!
apparently, we'll be getting a new state budget on sunday. and said budget will not contain any tax increases. not even a little bit.

maybe i'm just one of too few thoughtful, selfless people around, but i am more than happy to have an extra $50 or so taken from my paycheck if it means that the future leaders of our country are in classrooms with less than 50 other kids or battered wives are given shelter for them and their frightened children and fragile lagoon conservancy programs continue to plod along with their maintenance and research.

maybe it's also naïve of me to think that people will just make the initiative to donate that extra $50 a paycheck to programs they feel matter. chances are if i make any extra effort, i won't remember to do it every two weeks.

our priorities are out of whack. and the state senate democrats have no spines. most of that comes from the 2/3 majority required to pass a budget proposal. they're basically puppets until they get their 8 republican votes on their side. gah.

incidentally, i do think that sim city was programed by republicans, because the people always get pissy and protesty when you raise taxes.