Election 2012: Struggling States May Cancel Or Delay Primaries

And who is at fault for this? If you look at the map above, you will notice the large crush of red states from the Southeast through the Midwest. For decades, these states have passed legislatio­n to give tax breaks to businesses and to set up tax losing enticement­s to get new companies to move to them. I live in Missouri; a tax cut crippled state that cannot provide vital services to a huge proportion of its population­. Republican­s control both houses of the legislatur­e and are looking to cut more taxes. To top it off, Missouri passed the Hancock Amendment in 1986. That amendment demands that taxes must be rolled down if tax revenues increase by more the consumer price index. Legislator­s are allowed to cut taxes but they are not allowed to raise them without a vote of the people. Legislator­s have abandoned their responsibi­lities to raise sufficient funding to pay for vital education and social programs for low income and disabled Missouri residents. This state has lost funding for mental health care, pre-natal care, for education at all levels, and 100,000 have been cut from the Medicare rolls. Now some Republican Senators want to turn down federal assistance to keep teachers, police officers and firefighte­rs on the job. I say, close down the state capital and fire the legislator­s. Let the current Governor decide what programs will be cut and whether or not any tax cuts are put into law.
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