The Columnist, the Governor and Vision
Regarding “Governor’s ‘Vision’ Is a Form of Myopia,” Golden State, Jan. 10:
May I remind Michael Hiltzik that what the government gives it must first take away. That’s called a tax.
Hiltzik neatly turned around the argument to suggest that not confiscating and redistributing income is a tax.
Dan Minkoff
Long Beach
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There is plenty of money out there to finance the state’s needs, and more so.
It means raising taxes on the most wealthy residents -- not by increasing income tax but by raising the state sales tax on luxury items such as BMWs, gas-guzzling SUVs, yachts and 60-inch flat-screen TVs.
Steven Kaplan
South Pasadena
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