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A conservative taxpayer perspective on the water bond package from The Flash Report

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 3, 2009 at 7:44 am

From the Flash Report, this commentary:

“Last night the State Senate made a decision that the Assembly will mull over this morning — do you put a “solution” to the state’s water problems in front of voters that includes billions of dollars in unnecessary spending? To talk to Republicans who are supporting this proposal, they would tell you that they support some of the non-essential spending in order to make the measure itself more appealing to liberal votes in parts of the state that aren’t suffering from water shortages. Talk to others and they would tell you that the water crisis is so bad that billions of non-essential borrowing and spending is simply the price paid to get a water-fix through a legislature dominated by liberal Democrats.

Either way, if the water bond proposal as passed by the State Senate last night is approved by the Assembly and scheduled to go before voters in November of next year, there is serious question about whether or not such a “Christmas Tree” measure (with boughs filled with ornaments of enviro-pork) will be passed or rejected by voters. …”

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November 3, 2009 · Filed Under Water Legislation

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One Response to “A conservative taxpayer perspective on the water bond package from The Flash Report”

  1. Jeff on November 3rd, 2009 10:05 am

    It’s hard to take any commentary seriously that complains about pork while advocating dams paid for by general obligation bonds.

    A true conservative taxpayer would say no to the entire bond, and call for an end to government subsidized water.

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