The Need for Texas to Implement Income Taxes to Close the Wide Wealth Gap

In regards to my classmates blog, I had the following comments: Collins, I agree with your post in its entirety. Texas' wealth gap is one of its major problems; the rich keep getting richer and poor get poorer. It is unfortunate that the Texas government does not see that the poor contribute more percents of their income due to the current sales taxes. Texas definitely needs to implement income taxes in its policies. Hopefully by doing so, Texas will distribute its wealth better and we will not be one of the most poverty-stricken states in the nation anymore. Also, hopefully more funds will be raised from the increased funds received by taxing the rich more. Like you said, these increased funds can be allocated into education, a sector that definitely deserves more attention. Unfortunately, the rich Republicans are now the majority in Congress and consequently these changes will be difficult to meet, even though these are the preferred measures the public wishes were done.

Texas Government, Flawed in Many Ways

Texas government like many things in life possess flaws to be scrutinized. Unfortunately, my biased view of government is representative of a citizen of the state of Texas. I view government in general as corrupt and selfish. The majority of representatives are overcome with power and pursue interests only where they get benefit. Money of course is the root to all evil, very much so in politics. It seems like to even get someone in the political world to listen to you, you must cough out the paper first. Changes must be made; access to political representatives, state more than local, is extremely difficult. Easier access to those without abundant funds or numbers should definitely be granted so that public interests can better be heard.

When people give/contribute money to the government they expect a little something in return. However, the problem is that guarantee is not a word in the government's dictionary. At the end of the day the government would choose their own interests before public interest, even if you did donate large amounts towards their campaign or party. None of these problems is as severe, in my opinion, as the government refusing to accept fault when they do something wrong. Public opinion of the war has been personified in a negative light, yet the arrogance and ignorant government refuses to acknowledge the fault nor take any action to remove troops from dying for an unsuccessful cause. They refute and defend their original courses of action through nonsensical reasons for continuing war.

The Texas government must take action to abolish the wealth gap, as displayed in its regressive nature. If the Constitution highlights equality for all, why must poor get poorer and rich get richer. These characteristics of equality deviate much from those displayed in Texas' distribution of wealth. Of course these actions will be difficult to undertake, the rich people and government exchange favors allowing both to prosper while the common folk must be outside their bubble complaining about they cannot get what they get. Unfortunately this is the way it has been established here in Texas, and unless the lower and middle classes join together to demand change, sadly this is the way things will always be run.