[Sosfbay-discuss] Prop 13 effect in Santa Clara County

[alexcathy at aol.com]

The latest breaking news is that those crazy Bushies want to screw 
around with the mortgage deduction on Federal Income Taxes.  This used 
to be one of the "Third Rails" of American politics.  It shows you the 
arrogance of this crew that they would even consider it.  So, 
"conservatiaves" want to paralyse the California State Government, in 
the name of the supposedly "forgotten" Middle-Class even while playing 
games in Washington to screw the middle-class!  And tax law is one of 
these things that is just complicated enough that if you try to explain 
to people how they are getting screwed, you come off sounding like Al 
Gore ("Oh, you must be one of those smart-assed liberals!").

Here again, is one of those issues where the Green Party is in a unique 
position to make an important contribution.  The Democrats around here 
are so intimately connected to the "in-crowd" in all our local 
governments, that everything they say is immediately dismissed as an 
attempt by "Tax 'n Spend democrats" to maintain their machines and 
"buy" votes.  Greens can come in as true independents.


Alex