Well, of course! That's what happens when people decide that the only recourse in getting what they want is to concentrate their efforts on persuading a very few to get their way as they failed to persuade the public at large!
Saw this all the time during municipal and school budget season in my town (I was on the Budget Committee). Instead of doing the HARD and TOILSOME work of going door to door to ask for donations, non-profits always appeared at the end of the season to plead for money with exorbitant claims that a single $1 could be turned into $5 or even $10 or more. And all they had to do was to convince a small handful of budgeteers to put it on the Warrant (or ballot if you wish) and get a majority of the budgeteers to give a thumbs up.
Most asks passed that way but I was always peeved at the notion that those, especially on fixed or low incomes, were forced to support organizations that they otherwise wouldn't via their tax monies. That's not what Govt should be about - forced charity.
Lloyd, this is why I drive an almost 21 yr old Tacoma light truck—purchased new in 2003! I can afford one vehicle & do a lot of hauling of landscaping & building supplies, so a truck it is. I refuse to consider the newer ginormous trucks which remind me of “Transformers” vehicles (of the sci-fi movie series). I do an informal parking lot survey of drivers of smaller (all older!) trucks—so far it’s been a 100% response when I ask their opinion of newer trucks—TOO BIG! Some have even said they get offers to buy their truck from strangers. There IS a market for smaller light trucks that aren’t (imho) outfitted like a video game. I’ve researched small trucks available in other countries; they exist to some degree, but are generally not available in the USA. I also drove a 1990 Taco (purchased new in ‘90) & before that a 1949 (year I was born, obviously NOT purchased new!) Studebaker truck…loved that truck!
"We call for regulation"
Well, of course! That's what happens when people decide that the only recourse in getting what they want is to concentrate their efforts on persuading a very few to get their way as they failed to persuade the public at large!
Saw this all the time during municipal and school budget season in my town (I was on the Budget Committee). Instead of doing the HARD and TOILSOME work of going door to door to ask for donations, non-profits always appeared at the end of the season to plead for money with exorbitant claims that a single $1 could be turned into $5 or even $10 or more. And all they had to do was to convince a small handful of budgeteers to put it on the Warrant (or ballot if you wish) and get a majority of the budgeteers to give a thumbs up.
Most asks passed that way but I was always peeved at the notion that those, especially on fixed or low incomes, were forced to support organizations that they otherwise wouldn't via their tax monies. That's not what Govt should be about - forced charity.
Lloyd, this is why I drive an almost 21 yr old Tacoma light truck—purchased new in 2003! I can afford one vehicle & do a lot of hauling of landscaping & building supplies, so a truck it is. I refuse to consider the newer ginormous trucks which remind me of “Transformers” vehicles (of the sci-fi movie series). I do an informal parking lot survey of drivers of smaller (all older!) trucks—so far it’s been a 100% response when I ask their opinion of newer trucks—TOO BIG! Some have even said they get offers to buy their truck from strangers. There IS a market for smaller light trucks that aren’t (imho) outfitted like a video game. I’ve researched small trucks available in other countries; they exist to some degree, but are generally not available in the USA. I also drove a 1990 Taco (purchased new in ‘90) & before that a 1949 (year I was born, obviously NOT purchased new!) Studebaker truck…loved that truck!
https://imgur.io/NUqI908?r
There’s the added problem created by the headlight placements on these pickups that create blinding glare for other drivers