Steve's barking; Changing the way New York State pay for things

New York State like every state in the union has a crazy way of taxing and paying things.
We know that our infrastructure is falling apart.
We are building a new Tappan Zee Bridge. Instead of raising tolls on the bridge now to help pay for it  New York's government is hoping that some one else will pay for it, like the federal government.
New York State Government believes in the tooth fairy. The trouble being the tooth fairy's not going to pay for it. Raise the tolls now not later to bring the cost of the bridge down. Any money that tolls bring in should go only to roads and bridges ( oh oh I better be prepared to be stoned) not going to Mass Transit. Now we also need Mass Transit, including the subway that mite be going to far. If we raise the fare in various locations, we are have a problem were too many people have a hard time getting to work and older children getting to school. How about raising taxes, maybe real estate taxes on people who don't live in New York, or local a slight income tax on the rich, after all they need workers to do their Mundane jobs. This should also be a dedicated tax for mass transit only
We also need a dedicated health insurance tax so that our business aren't burden with picking up health insurance tabs. The same is also true with local governments. Right now New York States Spends 1/3 of it budget on health care, I imagine local governments in this state do the same. So while taxes would be raised, it would be barely noticeable to,the individual. Just think property tax might even go down. Maybe even a lot. And no having a statewide insurance pool is not socialism even though my yellow feathered friends may tell you so.

So to sum it all up, I'm saying that dedicated taxes are the way to go in the future for New York State and possibly all states. Let's stop robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Taxes don't drive people away unaffordability  and lack of good paying jobs do. That's a rant for another day.

Steve's Barking; I was taught sexism in school.

I was taught sexism in school. It ell started with the spelling bee, the boys against the girls.
In the gym, you throw like a girl.
If  a guy had a fight with a girl, he had better win, if not everyone would make fun of him, including the girls.

Steve's Barking; the U.S. Supreme Court is run by idiots or geniuses

The United States Supreme Court is run by geniuses or idiots depending on whether or not you agree with their judgement, or to put it another way depending on ones prejudice.
For Some one like me separate but equal was a ruling by idiots, brown vs the board of Education, those justices really knew the law.

When the Constitution was written, the writers believed that they had written something so simple every one would understand it. No one had to look at their correspondence to understand the meaning of their handy work.
The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.

Steve's barking;Kansas is't Kansas anymore

What happened to Kansas' mid western sensibility?
There's a law there that says a person can't spend welfare money on things like movies.
Now when a person goes to the movies and he uses money how does any one know that that person's on the dole? What, do they have the mark of welfare on their forehead? If that welfare person happened to have been given some money as a present, how how would anybody know if they are using the present to pay for the movie or TANIF (welfare) money?
Using TANIF money for a cruise? Tell me what cruise is so cheap? I'd love to look into it,.
Is't Kansas a major producer of meat products? Why would anybody from Kansas try to limit what is produced in their. Of cause why would anybody on food government supplement buy expensive food in the first place.
The ETF card limited what a person could purchase in the first place, for all you buffoons who think you could buy beer, and cigarettes with food stamp money.
Why aren't the good people of Kansas laughing their butts off at the all nonsense state legislators and governor?

Steve's barking; Health care and the cowardice of America

Mention single payer in the United States for health care and one can find chicken feathers all over the place..

Calling single payer socialized medicine is really an excuse to be a wuss for trying something different.

The people most frighten by change are my peers. We old people have a hard times with change.

I'm asking my fellow Americans especially my peers to stop being cowards and demand that a great country like ours have a great health care system that takes care of the needs of it's citizens. Stop screaming that anything that's good for all our citizens is a kin to socialism. Those complaints only hide cowardice.

Steve's barking;Greecing the US economy

Not to long ago, perhaps last week I heard a prediction that from some know it all on the boob tube that we're going the way of Greece. I laughed it off as the ranting of just another goofball.
It has just come to my attention that I may be wrong, we may be going the way of Greece, just not the way the goofball on the idiot box was talking about. The U.S. isn't a welfare state promising more then it can deliver. No the problem that that makes the U.S. like Greece is the underfunding of  the tax collector.

Steve's barking; Building public works by reverse thinking

In today's world the public sector builds buildings, road and other forms of infrastructure  by competitive bidding. They take the lowest bid from firms that have a track record. Now for some reason the cost of what initially agreed to goes many times over budget. Now what would happen if we were to reverse this process by saying we have ex amount of money to spend on let's say a bus terminal. Oh let' s give it a number 1.5 billion dollars. Now any company that thinks they can make a profit building this bus terminal can had in a proposal that the appropriate age agency could decide the correct design, with the appropriate material and work rules.
It would then behove the private company to complete the job. The private company then assumes all the risks. It would be none of government's business how much profit. It would also compel the hired company to do them job as fast as possible to make a greater profit. Any bad decisions would be on the company, with the liability that goes with it.
Do I think there would be corruption. Probably, but there's corruption now.