Weicker Liker in the desert sands


Here's a battle fought and lost in Connecticut
Arizona ballot proposition seeks to block sales tax on real estate conveyances . In Connecticut, the original tax, a pet project of the despicable Lowell Weicker, I believe, was designed to hit just Gold Coast homes. When inflation caused the tax to reach all properties, not just those in Westport and Greenwich, the state kept the tax, doubled it for Gold Coast houses and even encouraged municipalities to double their own tax, while they were at it.

The Arizona proposition is being led by real estate agents, a fact duly noted by the paper covering the story, but here's the bit I like best:

John Wright, president of Arizona Education Association, said the proposition would stifle governments’ ability to discuss potential tax changes.
"It is an abuse of the Constitution; that’s what the Constitution is there for," Wright said. "It protects our right as citizens to discuss these issues."

Got to love those teachers - not content with looting property taxes and the general state coffers, they fume against any attempt to block still another source of revenue to pay for further pay raises.

But "it's for the kids", so that must be alright. I think public teachers are the biggest threat to the continuation of the United States that's out there, simply because they're determined to turn out multiple generations of mush-brained little collectivists. So I wouldn't give them a dime, and would force them out on the streets to try to earn an honest living.
Your opinion may differ.