It Makes You Want to Stub Your Toe

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Are Democrats stupid? No, really. I often wonder about that. And I don't mean that to be mean. I am just calling out the obvious when it comes to at least certain things. Take the Governor of Maryland for example, Wes Moore. Maryland has mismanaged their money and now have a $3 billion deficit they want to get rid of. So, what's the plan? Raise taxes on the wealthy in his state. Sure, some people might say, "Hey, that's a good thing. They should get that deficit wiped out in no time." But there are two big problems with this. The new tax doesn't address why they have the deficit in the first place and also, the wealthiest people have the means to live anywhere they want, with some exceptions. Does a guy like Wes Moore NOT look at the result of higher taxes in states where taxes are high? The rich LEAVE those states. They don't just stay there and pay the tax. Why do Democrats NEVER understand this? It has been proven TIME AND TIME AGAIN that if you want to RAISE your tax revenues, you LOWER the taxes. If you raise them, you generate less revenue. It makes me want to stub my toe to understand what goes through some heads—or to understand how people with nothing but air between their ears manage to continue to get elected in places. Maybe the better idea is to find areas of the budget that can be cut, or have better tax incentives initiated to encourage more businesses to set up shop there, offering more and better paying jobs that they can generate more income taxes from, and encourage more commerce. The bottom line is, raising taxes is simply not going to achieve anything but an exodus FROM your state of the very people you are seeking to help you out of a hole you've dug. SOME of them might even take their businesses with them. All I can say to Wes Moore is, good luck.