I would agree with Rolo on the too many politicians argument. In Pennsylvania we have a house and a senate. There are 200 districts in the house and 50 in the Senate. Each one of these people gets what they call WAM's. (Walking Around Money) $100k a year for everyone of the 250 members that they can do whatever they want with. No accountablity, no ability to audit what they spend it on, just a free 100k coming out of our pockets for each one of them every year. Add to that they increase their pay every year and have taxed businesses to death it's a wonder anyone still lives here anymore. Pittsburgh has gone from a population of around 1.2 million to a little over 300,000 in 20 years. Notice we have lost 900,000 people but we have the same number of politicians. We were the 16th largest city in the country, Tulsa, OK is bigger now. Politicians suck. That's the bottom line especially when you live in a town that has had democrats in charge for 60 years. Not saying Republicans would be any different if they had a monopoly on power either. Our politicians have never met a tax they didn't like. The latest one is that the governor wants to tax sick people. You believe that? It's true. He wanted a $5 tax on doctors visits. Unbelievable.
Rant over, I really wish I could leave this state but I can't because of family commitments. One day, I'll be living in North Carolina on the beach.
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