tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221048154490684673.post7195789849924916774..comments2023-03-30T11:21:48.266+10:00Comments on Down Under Dunder: Recipe for DisasterJack Ramsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18195246414874693777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221048154490684673.post-48810958168854533302010-09-15T16:42:57.775+10:002010-09-15T16:42:57.775+10:00Thanks, Kazza. You're right about the spening ...Thanks, Kazza. You're right about the spening choices issue. But, as I see it, the few extra bucks in my pocket thanks to lower taxes are no good to me, if some acidhead robs me at gunpoint on payday. <br /><br />"We get what we pay for." It a slogan that's as relevant to taxes and public services as it is to automobiles or ocean cruises. Cheap out and you'll notice the difference.<br /><br />Appreciate your comment, friend :)Jack Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195246414874693777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221048154490684673.post-14314372532782384932010-09-15T07:53:29.056+10:002010-09-15T07:53:29.056+10:00Ugh. That's a pretty bleak picture you paint ...Ugh. That's a pretty bleak picture you paint there, Jack. And unfortunately, it's a real depiction and not abstract art.<br /><br />If the problem is in the country's leadership, that has a solution, right? Fire their a$$e$ and put some folks in with common sense and ethics and the ability to make hard choices. (Surely, there are some who meet that criteria?)<br /><br />But if the biggest problem is funding, what then? The choices are always these: Cut spending or increase revenue. And if the UK is like the USA, citizens are already paying more taxes than they can tolerate. So... what gets cut from spending, in order to reroute the funds to the criminal justice system?<br /><br />Hmmmmm.... I have LOTS of ideas about what I'd cut here at home... but those choices would be guaranteed to make me unpopular with many Americans.<br /><br />Hard choices. That's what it comes down to. Sure do wish something in this life was easy.<br /><br />Keep plugging away and speaking out. Maybe... just maybe... someone will listen.<br /><br />Hugs.<br />KazzaKaren Bessey Peasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338816663941656625noreply@blogger.com