Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Voter disatisfaction

So, last night was election night, and most everything turned out the way that I hoped...Democrats lost the majority in the house, so Pelosi is no longer the speaker, which is the best politcal news I have heard in awhile. I am not here to speak my political views though, but what I am here about is how frustrated I am with politicians that try to trick Americans into thinking an amendment is for a purpose other than what it is really for, and Americans that are too lazy to take the time to really understand what the amendment is about. Last night there were 4 amendments on the ballot, all of which were phrased in a sneaky way to confuse the general public about what they were really approving. While some of the amendments could go either way based on whether you approve large government, the amendment I am most upset about, is the passing of water rights. The water rights amendment was written so cleverly that I had to read it a few times to understand what it was really changing, but I was determined to grasp the concept before casting my ballot. Basically, the amendment allows more tax breaks to individuals and businesses, and not just non-profits, which it tried to highlight. What upset me the most is that this amendment now will give a tax break to people just because they share a common border with non-profit land, or land that was awarded the tax bread. I could be cynical, but this sound like large business paying off a politician for a tax break. Thus, we, as Utahn's just allowed more rich people to pay less tax on their land for providing no benefit to society. Way to go Utah!

1 comment:

Lindsey said...

Agreed! I voted no, but I don't think anything I voted for happened. LOL....at least I tried!