tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post3162304461916061769..comments2023-12-25T03:15:00.044-08:00Comments on Rants From The Rookery: Everything's bigger in Texasellroonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-26037694459334307952009-09-29T11:34:00.655-07:002009-09-29T11:34:00.655-07:00Yup, we don't notice until the bodies are of p...Yup, we don't notice until the bodies are of people we recognize....<br /><br />I'm sorry, Steve. I'll sit on a crate and listen. I've got some cans of beans...ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-36820379183906206212009-09-29T11:15:04.692-07:002009-09-29T11:15:04.692-07:00This is hardly a surprise. Texas is a low-tax, low...This is hardly a surprise. Texas is a low-tax, low-service state, and the taxes it does have are regressive... in other words, it's a living hell for poor people. Why is this finally being noticed now? <b>Because it is becoming a living hell for middle-class people as well.</b> Oh, yeah; treat the middle class badly, and even Americans, whose motto might well be, "It's your misfortune and none of my own," finally start to react.<br /><br />Welcome to my reality, folks. Pull up a crate and sit down; I'll pour you some instant coffee, and it won't be Starbucks Via. (For the record, I'm not even poor. I just have no income. But I still pay taxes in Texas.)Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.com