It is either terrible reporting by Barrish, or a sign of how completely fucked we are – but in this lengthy story about the state budget, there was no mention of the fact that Delaware’s wealthiest individuals and corporations are paying ridiculously low taxes.
Only this crumb hints at the notion that there is a revenue side to the budget:
Markell told The News Journal he doesn’t want to raise income taxes to generate money like he did two years ago, while encouraging businesses to relocate here or expand.
Naturally, plenty of ink was spent sticking a boot in Carolann Wicks’ ass, and describing “Cadillac” benefits enjoyed by Delaware’s lazy teachers. Barrish also manages to find time to get a quote from Tea Party genius, Evan Queitsch, so there is that.
The bottom line is that saying we are broke is a lie. We simply don’t have the political will to ask everyone to pay their fair share.