Comment Re:Come to California... (Score 1) 660
But the legislatures aren't supposed to represent the country, they're supposed to represent their constituents, and the vast majority of them do and have done that with a few exceptions.
Raising taxes to spend more money to spur the economy is a losing game, since the biggest waste of money is the administration of the programs that tax and spend. Every dollar spent on administration is a loss to the GDP.
This is only true when the government doesn't spend the money wisely and taxes those who need it the most, or the consumers, since rich people get rich by saving money, which doesn't stimulate the economy...
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