Politicians Think Voters Are Stupid and Irresponsible

The truth is, politicians do not think very highly of voters in general, and only "listen" to them around election time. They routinely ignore the will of the voters in general and do only the bidding of special interests.

In case you happened to miss being insulted recently, perhaps you will find what you are looking for here, in this small collection of quips and comments that show us what the politicians really think of the voters.

Governor Deval Patrick
"People don't like paying taxes. Yeah, I got that. But there is a price to pay for civilization"

Governor Patrick equated ending the income tax to conditions as there are in Darfur. Here is a quote from one of Jeff Jacoby's Op-Ed pieces at the Boston Globe:

"Patrick said he has lived in places with no taxes, including the time he spent in Darfur 30 years ago," AP's Steve LeBlanc reported. "He says there were also no bridges, no good roads, and no public safety there. 'Civilization costs something,' he said."
Anyone who is paying attention can clearly see that not having an income tax creates Darfur-like conditions. Just look at Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming -- nine states without an income tax. Why you can easily see that, er, umm...wait a minute, our jobs went there!

"Just as it is the people's money it is also the people's bridges and the people's roads and the people's schools and the people's broken neighbors, in some cases."

That is right, Governor Patrick, the people have responsibilities and guess what? We work hard, every day, and do whatever it takes to provide for our family and neighbors. We support our communities, churches and charities, too. We do whatever it takes, despite having to pay endless taxes at every turn. We always have.

How dare Governor Patrick even insinuate that if the state government did not do the things only it somehow is magically able to do, that the people would not do them. That is insulting and utter nonsense.

Long before the state government started growing to try to get involved with every aspect of our lives (for a price, of course) we, the people, took care of our problems and challenges, and..of one another.

State Senator Brian Joyce
Massachusetts State Senator Brian Joyce recently compared voters with Pavlov's dog. He says voters react like the famous dog, and begin salivating at the sound of tax cuts, and having knee jerk reactions to things. So just how did Senator Joyce get elected, by waving some doggie treats in front of the voters?

Michael Widmer, President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
Heading up the misleadingly-named group which is solely focused on lobbying government to raise taxes and spend more money, Widmer is often quoted by the press when the taxpayers threaten to pull back the reins.

When the citizen initiative to end the Massachusetts state income tax was certified to be on the November 2008 ballot, he issued this dire warning: "If this passes, there will be six to nine months of chaos in the statehouse!"

We can only thank Mr. Widmer for reminding us where his and the politicians' priorities lie: In worrying about themselves and their interests, not the taxpayers.