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[–] obvious_throwaway1 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
No shit. Almost none of California's intended taxes go to the programs they pretend they do. Reading the various ballot initiatives for 2017 were disgusting, they don't even pretend to hide the corruption any-longer and just bank on the stupidity of the population. More than one program states it's intention is to do things such as "provide health services to under-privileged families" or "go towards road construction for x and y interstate". You say to yourself, "Hey, self, that sounds great! I approve of this!", and then you read that the funds are allocated to "Department of XYZ", with a charter for "Department of XYZ" that literally states "Department of XYZ holds the rights to re-distribute funds it receives for any reason, to any program or political action comitte of their choice".
AKA, dumb fucking inbred piece of shit lazy assed Libtard California's don't bother to read beyond the headline to see they are being outright duped into funding slush funds used by their government to reward their part of the club networked buddies overly-bloated contracts from programs - and the money can literally be used for anything, seldom if ever going to the intended purpose. Then these same retards complain as to why the infrastructure is crumbling and their roads and dams are constantly in misrepair while buying their 8th set of tires for the year due to potholes that are literal craters.
It's sick. These stupid fucking people bring misery on themselves and them blame everyone else for their problems.
[–] 0110001111 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
On par with the course for California. I think the end goal is to condition people to pay taxes for the sake of paying taxes, with no actual goal in sight. The same way the EU demands 50% or more in straight taxes or VAT, and in return you get absolutely nothing.
[–] Diggernicks 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Liberal states fail at using tax dollars efficiently or sanely. The NYS Thruway was supposed to be free after the tolls covered the cost of construction. Once the greedy pigs in Albany crunched the numbers they rescinded that idea and decided to keep it a toll road forever.
[–] 1Sorry_SOB ago
When California started the lottery they said the revenues would only go to schools. True, but then they lowered previously established funding to schools so the lottery was just a way to get more money in the general fund.
They find hot button issues with voters and propose legislation to address them. It's nothing but trickery.