We pay sales tax on the vehicles we purchase. My son just bought a 78 Bronco for $900, but the value (allegedly the POS) is at $3500 so he paid 5% of that value. The proceeded to dump another $1000 or so into it just to make it drivable. WE told him not to do it, but he is 18 so.. we have to let him learn from his mistakes. Anyway sorry that was a bit off topic, my point is, we pay sales tax on our vehicles when we buy them, then we pay an annual excise tax (as of the date of sale all prorated, but if you transfer plates they make you file the abatement, think of all the extra they have from ppl that don't) based upon the valuations the towns deem appropriate, that money is supposed to go toward repairs, public transportation (virtually non-existant) and other stuff. We pay real estate taxes $2000 per year. We(the people of the Commonwealth of Mass) are now forced to buy health insurance, (I have been paying for my own health insurance since I started working in 1988) that should help people get off of medicare (welfare) but I think what it has done is force people on medicare to get the mandated health insurance. This was all in effort to help the hospitals offset the 'free care' they give out to anyone that walks in, no matter what their status is. And what about welfare, the people that make a living on it. Free housing, free food, free cash.. I can see why people don't get married.. they got BFs working under the table.. I see people driving in better vehicles (not my FZ6)than I do that are on welfare. After the youngest kid turns 5, cut them off, and no new children allowed to make it happen. When you apply, the youngest child is the one that counts as the cut off... Get your ass to work. I was a single mother for a long time.. but I worked my butt off to support them (no childsupport either) I was setting an example for my children. And these people that make their living off the system are also setting the example. We are taking it up the wazoo.. with the age of technology being what it is. Every major project such as the Big Dig should be voted on by all legal members of the Commonwealth, as well as all expenses and progress posted. I know easier said than done.
ON the matter of the police details it is my understanding that the companies pay for those details. Police officers don't get paid enough in my opinion, but the CEO's of the companies that pay the details do. correct me if I am wrong on the companies paying for the details.
There is alot of waste alot of places.... the problem is how do we fix the waste? We need an overhaul!!! Thanks for listening!
ON the matter of the police details it is my understanding that the companies pay for those details. Police officers don't get paid enough in my opinion, but the CEO's of the companies that pay the details do. correct me if I am wrong on the companies paying for the details.
There is alot of waste alot of places.... the problem is how do we fix the waste? We need an overhaul!!! Thanks for listening!
Isn't this the problem? We see waste, overspending, stupid failed programs every day. In our little motorcycle forum here we've quickly highlighted millions in misspending. But the state refuses to open the books so that we can see what they are spending our money on. Why? Well, why do you think? We, as citizens, could just say meh, nothing's ever going to change... or we can choose to fire the first shot and let them battle for all the little increases they "need." Saying it HAS to be a given is simply giving up.
