TABOR--In Real

With all due respect to those few, proud Conservatives who have been talking up TABOR for the last eight years, now somewhat disappointed with the results of their labors in our fabled Legislature, let's look at this proposal again.

1) TABOR should control spending, not revenues. Spending drives revenues, not the vice-versa. We know that our wunderkind Leggies (and Governors) CAN spend whatever they take in; it's important to stop them from spending.

2) TABOR should be based on a percentage of COLA in Wisconsin; we can look at .75. Reason? The vast majority of State spending is spending on personnel. We can protect them (to some extent) and still NOT increase State revenues.

3) TABOR should only control State expenditures. This is based on a very significant principle--that of subsidiarity. Locals and schools have elections, too; it's up to the localities to determine what is "right" in tax/expense for their own community.

The opportunity will arise again next year, after the Doyle Auto-Destruct program works its way through the ballot boxes.

Rep. Lassee should begin planning now with Sen. Kanavas and candidate Green for a final push to victory early in 2007.