http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840 Before you make up your mind on how to vote, consider the following.&nbsp; Are you really voting to help an issue or are you being misled to throw more money into a bottomless pit?&nbsp; THERE IS PLENTY OF MONEY IN OUR GOVERNMENT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT IS ON THE BALLOT!&nbsp;&nbsp; We do not have to add more propositions to our already high tax burdons.&nbsp; If we do, then we are giving our government leaders permission to be lazy and uncreative.&nbsp;&nbsp; Make them get off their spending sprees and work with what they have.&nbsp; Make them get rid of the burdons that are costing us billions every year.&nbsp; Make them do thier jobs! Illegal Immigration is a cost out of all our pockets that is so high nobody has any idea what it actually is.&nbsp; It would take a huge study to find the costs behind such actions, but I would predict that such a study would find our expences far above what they are asking for in various propositions on this year's ballots. Force your legislatures to do their jobs and fix the problems instead of putting band-aids on them out of our pockets.&nbsp; Anyone can do those jobs that illegals do, don't let anyone fool you into thinking they cannot.&nbsp; We can once again become a united country if we get smart and quit giving in.&nbsp; If the farmers and contractors think that they can get around the system by hiring such illegals, then they need to be fined for their incompetance to pay back the government for their actions. A better way would be to subsidize the employer who hires those LEGAL individuals to do the work that the illegals do.&nbsp; It would overall be cheaper, create more tax flow into the system and illiminate unimployment.&nbsp; A person who works for a living has a much better attitude about life than one who sucks from the system...even if that person is working for minimum wages. Please use your brains when you vote this election.&nbsp; Ask if the individual you are voting for is for bigger government and higher taxes or are they for using the moneys they already have in a more creative manor? Before you make up your mind on how to vote, consider the following.&nbsp; Are you really voting to help an issue or are you being misled to throw more money into a bottomless pit?&nbsp; THERE IS PLENTY OF MONEY IN OUR GOVERNMENT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT IS ON THE BALLOT!&nbsp;&nbsp; We do not have to add more propositions to our already high tax burdons.&nbsp; If we do, then we are giving our government leaders permission to be lazy and uncreative.&nbsp;&nbsp; Make them get off their spending sprees and work with what they have.&nbsp; Make them get rid of the burdons that are costing us billions every year.&nbsp; Make them do thier jobs! Illegal Immigration is a cost out of all our pockets that is so high nobody has any idea what it actually is.&nbsp; It would take a huge study to find the costs behind such actions, but I would predict that such a study would find our expences far above what they are asking for in various propositions on this year's ballots. Force your legislatures to do their jobs and fix the problems instead of putting band-aids on them out of our pockets.&nbsp; Anyone can do those jobs that illegals do, don't let anyone fool you into thinking they cannot.&nbsp; We can once again become a united country if we get smart and quit giving in.&nbsp; If the farmers and contractors think that they can get around the system by hiring such illegals, then they need to be fined for their incompetance to pay back the government for their actions. A better way would be to subsidize the employer who hires those LEGAL individuals to do the work that the illegals do.&nbsp; It would overall be cheaper, create more tax flow into the system and illiminate unimployment.&nbsp; A person who works for a living has a much better attitude about life than one who sucks from the system...even if that person is working for minimum wages. Please use your brains when you vote this election.&nbsp; Ask if the individual you are voting for is for bigger government and higher taxes or are they for using the moneys they already have in a more creative manor? en-us Sparks It's people like you that.............. oh well you know!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840/#c_8188 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840/#c_8188 Sparks It's people like you that.............. oh well you know!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Back to the topic...what do you all propose to do that is better than raise taxes to rid our deficit problems?&nbsp; I agree that the Lamont water situation is a problem, but there again, if we didn't have so many illegals in the area taking advantage of our handouts, then that issue would not be as bad.&nbsp; I am not prejudiced...I just feel that all immigrants, whether my ancestors or the ones in line, must go through the channels to get here and not rip us off.&nbsp; I feel illegals are thieves simply because they do not pay for the debts and land, water, or our air usage they consume or pollute.&nbsp; Sad thing is, some of my closest friends are here illegally as well....<br /> <br /> I once heard a Presidential Candidate suggest eliminating the Federal Income Tax and the Federal Reserve System and go back to a Gold Standard with a 3% National Sales Tax...capped at 5% over 5 years would bail the country out of all deficits within a year's time.&nbsp; If we had such a tax, then everyone...illegals, drug dealers, black market and visitors would pay their way.&nbsp;Of course, he didn't even hit the ballots....&nbsp;Comments???? http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840/#c_8199 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840/#c_8199 Back to the topic...what do you all propose to do that is better than raise taxes to rid our deficit problems?&nbsp; I agree that the Lamont water situation is a problem, but there again, if we didn't have so many illegals in the area taking advantage of our handouts, then that issue would not be as bad.&nbsp; I am not prejudiced...I just feel that all immigrants, whether my ancestors or the ones in line, must go through the channels to get here and not rip us off.&nbsp; I feel illegals are thieves simply because they do not pay for the debts and land, water, or our air usage they consume or pollute.&nbsp; Sad thing is, some of my closest friends are here illegally as well....<br /> <br /> I once heard a Presidential Candidate suggest eliminating the Federal Income Tax and the Federal Reserve System and go back to a Gold Standard with a 3% National Sales Tax...capped at 5% over 5 years would bail the country out of all deficits within a year's time.&nbsp; If we had such a tax, then everyone...illegals, drug dealers, black market and visitors would pay their way.&nbsp;Of course, he didn't even hit the ballots....&nbsp;Comments???? LOL well city tax payers are paying $3,000 per new home tax for just that. Not counting the 1.5 million coming out of the City's General fund. Lets stop taxing for things we don't need, spend that tax money for things we do need. That way we all pay less and still get the services that we need. I know I will get in trouble for saying this but here it goes any ways. Out of the&nbsp;7 emergency calls the fire department runs up here per day, ( average) how many do you think are REAL emergency's and how many are on persons that don't pay taxes. I say it is 80% for persons not contributing to society and 10% for REAL emergency's. What do you think that percentage is in like east Bakersfield or Mojave? We need to stop paying the way for others, illegals and for friends and family members to have a job. My point is illegals and free loaders take more then just welfare. They impact us and our taxes from one end to the other.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> I didn't sign this one due to my job...... http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840/#c_8216 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840/#c_8216 LOL well city tax payers are paying $3,000 per new home tax for just that. Not counting the 1.5 million coming out of the City's General fund. Lets stop taxing for things we don't need, spend that tax money for things we do need. That way we all pay less and still get the services that we need. I know I will get in trouble for saying this but here it goes any ways. Out of the&nbsp;7 emergency calls the fire department runs up here per day, ( average) how many do you think are REAL emergency's and how many are on persons that don't pay taxes. I say it is 80% for persons not contributing to society and 10% for REAL emergency's. What do you think that percentage is in like east Bakersfield or Mojave? We need to stop paying the way for others, illegals and for friends and family members to have a job. My point is illegals and free loaders take more then just welfare. They impact us and our taxes from one end to the other.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> I didn't sign this one due to my job...... Sparks how can you say that with a &gt;grin&lt; ? Billions of dollars used wrong nationally and millions of dollars used wrong locally are both bad.&nbsp; patsat and areospace1 what do you think about city tax use? http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840/#c_8218 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/Patsat/840/#c_8218 Sparks how can you say that with a &gt;grin&lt; ? Billions of dollars used wrong nationally and millions of dollars used wrong locally are both bad.&nbsp; patsat and areospace1 what do you think about city tax use?