Let me tell you how it will be...

Just as our national government is increasingly run by good-ol-boy networks of billionnaires, our local governments also seem to have their own fair share of smoke-filled rooms and secret handshakes. For the life of me, I can't figure out what governments at any level are doing with our money. The US infrastructure is visibly crumbling as we fight a three-trillion dollar pre-emptive war for the right of . . . rich fatcats to continue ripping us off. It's disgusting. The following clip is from Purpleminded, who has a good rant (with a personal anecdote) about state taxes:

Newspapers throughout the nation sporadically print back page stories about government employees who retire after 20 years with full benefits and pensions (generally east coast states). These same people then go to work for another municipality and after 3 to 5 more years they collect another full pension, resulting in taxpayer’s footing the bill for billions of additional pension dollars. On top of that, these same governments are not funding the pensions while handing out huge increases in long-term retirement benefits; instead, they are stealing the money to cover their bloated budgets. This process is a national disgrace with horrendous implications on the economy regardless of your views on government’s place in society.