Here is a real life example of how the Conservatives waste your tax dollars. In 2000 the Sanibel Bridge was inspected and its condition showed it needed to be replaced. That meant a tax increase to fund the project. At that time we had Jeb Bush busily cutting the 1/10 of 1% tax on investments over $500,000 and the GOP controlled Lee County had no stomach for increasing local taxes. The bridge replacement was put off and a little over 2 years ago chunks on concrete began falling into the Gulf of Mexico and it became apparent the Sanibel Bridge was becoming unsafe. There was a panic since the wealthy on Sanibel and Captiva Islands were afraid they would be unable to get to their multi- million dollar homes.
The bridge replacement was put on a fast track and went out to bid. Then came the SHOCK! The costs to replace the bridge was more then double the cost in 2000 because of the increased cost of cement and steel. The refusal to deal with the bridge replacement in 2000 and provide the needed tax revenue resulted in more then a 100% increase in cost to the tax payers. This is an example of real WASTE that the “NO Tax Increase” creed can cause when needed repairs are not completed in a timely way. That is just what is taking place as we ignore the replacement of the ageing infrastructure across our country!