The Case For Measure #2 in North Dakota
By
DG
on November 3, 2008 at 07:34 am
"One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment.”
- Franklin Roosevelt
Measure #2 is North Dakota’s chance to, as FDR said “do something.”
These days, it is in vogue to use doom-and-gloom fear-mongering tactics to scare the voters. I was going to write one final letter about hall the ways that Measure #2 will improve North Dakota’s Business Tax Climate and put more money into your pocket, instead, I think it is time for a reality check.
North Dakota is at a crossroads.
With a billion dollar surplus, we are at the proverbial ‘fork in the road.’ We can either continue down the path we are going, or we can take detour and let the people that keep our state moving the taxpayers catch up.
For years, we’ve heard about low wages and out-migration in North Dakota. The hard truth is that North Dakota is an aging state even if the population stabilized. We must create an environment in which younger and productive members of society will be able to succeed.
The state legislature really does not have much power to improve the wage situation, except by allowing individuals to keep a as much of their paycheck as possible, and limiting the overhead cost of corporate taxes that stifle economic growth and competitiveness.
If we do not make North Dakota a more competitive and attractive place, as sure as the sun as rise ALL taxes will go up because the fewer productive people in the private sector in North Dakota there are, the higher taxes will go.
Now, who can be opposed to that? The National Education Association based in Washington D.C. which has spent $300,000 to defeat this measure – as well as a couple unions that fail to realize their North Dakota members pay income tax as well.
Politics is a nasty business. But the last thing we need is elected officials spreading doom and gloom about letting people keep more of their money. Vote Yes on Measure #2 for tax relief guaranteed to start January 1st, or roll the dice with the legislature. It really is up to you.
- Franklin Roosevelt
Measure #2 is North Dakota’s chance to, as FDR said “do something.”
These days, it is in vogue to use doom-and-gloom fear-mongering tactics to scare the voters. I was going to write one final letter about hall the ways that Measure #2 will improve North Dakota’s Business Tax Climate and put more money into your pocket, instead, I think it is time for a reality check.
North Dakota is at a crossroads.
With a billion dollar surplus, we are at the proverbial ‘fork in the road.’ We can either continue down the path we are going, or we can take detour and let the people that keep our state moving the taxpayers catch up.
For years, we’ve heard about low wages and out-migration in North Dakota. The hard truth is that North Dakota is an aging state even if the population stabilized. We must create an environment in which younger and productive members of society will be able to succeed.
The state legislature really does not have much power to improve the wage situation, except by allowing individuals to keep a as much of their paycheck as possible, and limiting the overhead cost of corporate taxes that stifle economic growth and competitiveness.
If we do not make North Dakota a more competitive and attractive place, as sure as the sun as rise ALL taxes will go up because the fewer productive people in the private sector in North Dakota there are, the higher taxes will go.
Now, who can be opposed to that? The National Education Association based in Washington D.C. which has spent $300,000 to defeat this measure – as well as a couple unions that fail to realize their North Dakota members pay income tax as well.
Politics is a nasty business. But the last thing we need is elected officials spreading doom and gloom about letting people keep more of their money. Vote Yes on Measure #2 for tax relief guaranteed to start January 1st, or roll the dice with the legislature. It really is up to you.
