Tim Cahill for governor
Gary Lowell
Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: Opinion
Government has gotten too big, with legislators thinking that the solution to most problems is the government, whether federal or state, enacting legislation to "solve" the problem. More often than not, though, government "solutions" to problems do not solve the problem and are extremely expensive. That is why the real solution to our current economic problems is not enacting new legislation that will most likely increase the level of government spending and be counterproductive. The real solution is actually reducing the amount of government spending; otherwise, it seems likely that the federal and state governments will keep adding to their debt, and eventually make the dollar worthless.
At the time of the 2006 election, I was not as distrustful of political parties as I am now. Consequently, I did not have a problem voting for the Democratic candidate: Deval Patrick. After he was elected, there were numerous news stories that seemed to me as if he was wasting money, such as getting an expensive new car and using a helicopter to fly across the state. In addition, Patrick supported a move to bring casinos to Massachusetts, which I do not think is a good idea. These incidents, along with others, served to make me withdraw my support for Patrick. They also make me believe that Patrick would simply be unable or unwilling to get Massachusetts out of its current economic problems.
As I see it, Democrats and Republicans are, in most cases, simply too interested in following party interests. So if a Republican were to get elected, he or she would likely advocate lowering the taxes to solve the economic problem, but would most likely not also advocate reducing spending. If a Democrat were elected, he or she would likely advocate increased taxes on the "rich" to cover deficits, but would likely not advocate reducing spending.
I simply do not understand how both parties can actually think that their respective solutions would actually get us out of the current economic situation. I see no reason to think that the Republican or Democratic solutions would actually solve the problem. When Republicans reduce taxes, they seem to either leave spending the same or increase spending, which would not reduce the deficit. When Democrats increase taxes on the "rich," they seem to increase spending, which would not reduce the deficit.
At the time of the 2006 election, I was not as distrustful of political parties as I am now. Consequently, I did not have a problem voting for the Democratic candidate: Deval Patrick. After he was elected, there were numerous news stories that seemed to me as if he was wasting money, such as getting an expensive new car and using a helicopter to fly across the state. In addition, Patrick supported a move to bring casinos to Massachusetts, which I do not think is a good idea. These incidents, along with others, served to make me withdraw my support for Patrick. They also make me believe that Patrick would simply be unable or unwilling to get Massachusetts out of its current economic problems.
As I see it, Democrats and Republicans are, in most cases, simply too interested in following party interests. So if a Republican were to get elected, he or she would likely advocate lowering the taxes to solve the economic problem, but would most likely not also advocate reducing spending. If a Democrat were elected, he or she would likely advocate increased taxes on the "rich" to cover deficits, but would likely not advocate reducing spending.
I simply do not understand how both parties can actually think that their respective solutions would actually get us out of the current economic situation. I see no reason to think that the Republican or Democratic solutions would actually solve the problem. When Republicans reduce taxes, they seem to either leave spending the same or increase spending, which would not reduce the deficit. When Democrats increase taxes on the "rich," they seem to increase spending, which would not reduce the deficit.
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