[harleyquinn]

I agree with you Timber. I saw a news report on a local news a few years ago when they were talking about a universal health care system, and that to implement it, they would more than likely have to raise taxes. In this news report they spoke with people in Canada, and each and every one of them said that they're ok with paying the GST because they can see all that those dollars are going for. I seriously think that if we implemented something similar here and the used that money for universal health care, better schools, better social security, or variety of other services, where it's easy for people to see where that money is going for, than most people won't be complaining about it. That feeling is just my opinion, however, since it hasn't actually been done, but I think it's accurate. Last year when NY was cutting the libraries' budgets and slashing the money to the schools and county services, the majority of the residents in our county signed a petition given to the County Executive saying that they would accept a tax increase if it meant that the libraries, schools, and services could maintain their current budgets. Unfortunately, he decided to do what he wanted rather than listen to what the people he's supposed to represent wanted.