I saw a pictur eof a retired man talking to the Governor about the new proposed tax on pensions. I am also seeing and reading about a host of other new proposed taxes. The State Government wants to spend about a billion more than it's projected income so they call it a "deficiti" and propose to raise taxes as a means to deal with it. While I certainly don't want to see someone who is retired pushed to the brink of poverty from a pension tax, but at the same time, what did these folks expect when they went to the voting booth?
One gubernatorial candidate (Aiona) made a promise of no new taxes and he was soundly defeated by Abercrombie. Thus voters surely know that electing the other candidate meant new taxes to solve any deficits? Ironically, I also see the union members in th3 background of the newsfeed about the pension taxes. I wonder what these members have to say now? The union could not stop layoffs and furloughs from happening and now they appear powerless to stop a pension tax. Has the union simply outlived its usefulness?
Who did you vote for?
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