"Bart Senior" wrote in message

That makes a certain amount of sense, except for one thing.

Taxes keep rising, so the damage once done, can never be
repaired

Connecticut had no state income tax. Then it was added and
sales tax was lowered. Now the talk is to raise sales tax again.

The old bait and switch.

The question remains--where is all the money going?

Down the political toilet, for the most part. Much of the money democrats
wish to spend is on social programs to insure votes among the disadvantaged,
which in turn insures their perpetuation in Congress. Much of the money
republicans wish to spend is on projects that benefit those corporations and
individuals who helped them gain office. And members of both parties fill
the porkbarrel to overflowing to make themselves look good at home. As I
said: down the crapper.

I don't know about you, but I'm very, very tired of paying for all this.

Max