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Society and Politics: Two Wolves Posted by : bob on Monday, August 10, 2009 - 12:21 AM
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One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
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California State Budget Posted by : bob on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 02:34 AM
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According to the Mercury News, [14 Jun 2009, page 22A], in the last ten years, state tax revenues have increased by 19%, state sales tax income have increase by 31% and state corporate tax income have increased by 27%. Meanwhile, spending on K-12 has gone up 35%, spending on Health and Social Services 21%, Higher Education 29% and Prisons 103%.
Meanwhile, since 2003 my family income has gone down 18% and has been frozen for the duration of the recession. Increasing my taxes and the taxes of my neighbors is not the solution. Decreasing government spending is.
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