$100 Billion Tax Cheat

The part I like is Warren Buffet telling you that yes, without even cheating, he still pays less taxes than the rest of us. Reviewing the tax code here in RI, you would find that the 2 percent of Rhode Islanders who make $200,000 or more, owe 10 percent of their income to the state, while the rest of us owe 13 percent. We have a budget deficit in this state, and rather than raise taxes on the wealthy to at least the rate the rest of us pay, our governor would rather cut social spending and so make life harder on the poor and middle class. Brilliant.

We're one of the bluest states in the Union, so it's odd that we would elect a Republican for governor. Lincoln Chafee I could see electing, but instead we got Don Carcieri. Twice this guy has been elected governor, though in his second election he only got 51 percent of the vote. Now of course we have buyer's remorse. Most voters in this state identify as independent. So it seems we are slaves to some who can't make up their mind about the best way to govern.