Ever-increasing taxes and spending are not just a FEDERAL problem in America.
State governments are following suit. Even “conservative” states like South Dakota are governed by “conservative” politicians who just can’t resist raising taxes, increasing spending and expanding government.
There are a few genuine freedom fighters in America. One of them is South Dakota State Representative Stace Nelson. His comments about the just concluded South Dakota Legislative session should be alarming to conservatives everywhere. Thank you Stace, for being a strong voice in the struggle for limited, responsible government!
Gordon,
I have not met one voter who is not concerned about a US Congress that has spent this country to the brink of financial ruin with a runaway national debt of $16 Trillion & growing. This debt exploded by Congress passing omnibus bills that created countless new programs that grew our federal government to the top-heavy, taxpayer crushing, size it is today.
SD started this session with a surplus of tax dollars, and we were one of the top states in the nation, even as we face sequester cuts. The legislature/governor GREW SD’s government and changed that though following Congress’ lead by passing omnibus bills containing numerous new programs with over 120+ new full-time employees, that South Dakotans were somehow doing without before, to include a similar “economic development program” voters overwhelmingly defeated in 2012′s RL14. Omnibus bills SB70, SB90, SB235, HB1060, & HB1185 were special interest favorites that were chocked full of new program spending that did not even attempt to hide the fact they made a mockery of SD Constitution Article III Sec § 21, and Article XII Sec § 2 prohibitions against such omnibus packaging. As with the federal government, this type of fiscal irresponsibility, diverts proper support from essential public infrastructure needs (education, roads, etc), creates a further tax burden on South Dakotans, and grows an ever-expanding government on their shoulders. In support of this government expansion, several tax increases were passed that will be taking more of their money. Roughly $100 Million in new spending at a cost of approximately $120 per every man, woman, and child in the state.
I opposed this wholesale expansion of government, on South Dakotans backs, the best I could. Sadly, many legislators who campaigned claiming to be fiscally conservative went along to get along, and these bills were all passed. Spending all but the crumbs left of the tax dollar surplus, and raising future taxes, to expand SD’s government on taxpayers’ backs.
Exploding state government & raising taxes is NOT in keeping with Republican ideology of limited government & lowering taxes. These tax & spend ways are NOT fiscally conservative. These programs are a page out of President Obama’s government expanding stimulus ideas and NOT President Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts…
Not the fiscal conservatives South Dakotans were promised when these people ran for office…
God bless you Stace! Thanks for standing tall in the fight for freedom!
***Gordon Howie is a nationally syndicated author, host of Liberty Today TV and CEO of Life and Liberty Media***
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