Still Ragging on the PD

Yeah, this could be viewed as the same old same old, but I am done with being taxed for the benefit of others.
Get used to it.

Many proponents of the PD tax (as they whine “it’s only a penny”) also happen to believe that central Iowa doesn’t have enough “cultural” events or facilities. And we all know that us Iowa hicks are too dumb to spend our own money as we see fit. Better that our money be confiscated in order to satisfy the empire building mentality so common among those elitists in the vast bureaucracy of State, County and City entities. By the way, many of those elitists are not elected officials but instead are appointed to their positions of power.

PD Related Joke

HOTEL BILL

A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston.

After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they're too tired to continue, and they decide to stop for a rest.

They stop at a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road.

When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk hands them a bill for $350.

The man explodes and demands to know why the charge is so high. He tells the clerk although it's a nice hotel, the rooms certainly aren't worth $350.

When the clerk tells him $350 is the standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the Manager.

The Manager appears, listens to the man, and then explains that the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center that was available for the husband and wife to use.

"But we didn't use them," the man complains.

"Well, they are here, and you could have," explains the Manager.

He goes on to explain they could have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is famous. "The best entertainers from New York, Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager says.

"But we didn't go to any of those shows, "complains the man again.

"Well, we have them, and you could have," the Manager replies.

No matter what facility the Manager mentions, the man replies, "But we didn't use it!"

The Manager is unmoved, and eventually the man gives up and agrees to pay. He writes a check and gives it to the Manager.

The Manager is surprised when he looks at the check.
"But sir," he says, this check is only made out for $50."

"That's correct," says the man. "I charged you $300 for sleeping with my wife."

"But I didn't!" exclaims the Manager.

"Well, too bad," the man replies. "She was here and you could have."



Another example of governments eagerness “to provide services” to the masses, many of whom will not use these “services“ anyway:

“The social-services complex has responded with barely concealed enthusiasm to this new flood of clients. As Hispanic social problems increase, so will the government sector that ministers to them. In July, a New York Times editorial, titled young latinas and a cry for help, pointed out the elevated high school dropout rates and birthrates among Hispanic girls. A quarter of all Latinas are mothers by the age of 20, reported the Times. With the usual melodrama that accompanies the pitch for more government services, the Times designated young Latinas as “endangered” in the same breath that it disclosed that they are one of the fastest-growing segments of the population. “The time to help is now,” said the Times—by which it means ratcheting up the taxpayer-subsidized social-work industry.”

Just substitute a few key words in that paragraph and one comes up with the perfect mirror image of the PD proponents message; That being that more government/taxation is good for us.

Wetbacks
These are the kind of “immigrants” that all US citizens should welcome, even if said “immigrants” are in fact illegal aliens:

http://www.city-journal.org/html/16_4_hispanic_family_values.html

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