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...people hate a tax hike, so they?...
Battlement Mesa, the company town that was to be the hub of the new industry, still exists, but not for oil-shale workers. It has become a retirement community. Against a backdrop of majestic mountains, retirees pump iron, hike scenic trails, swim and play golf. There's no trace of the Exxon project that was supposed to be shale oil's breakthrough. All vestiges of the mine and outbuildings are gone. The road leading to the plant site is still there, but it abruptly ends at the top of the hill. The land has been reclaimed and today looks much...
There's a certain lack of ego necessary to quit at the height of your career, to willingly get back in line with the public. Larson, who looks like a Seattle version of Dick Cheney dressed for a hike, with black-frame glasses and a ring of white hair slightly long in the back, has not been tempted to unretire because he feels a sense of completion. "We all have an innate desire to push a rock up a hill, and I felt I had pushed the rock up to the top of the hill, to beat that analogy...
Alabama's Republican Governor, BOB RILEY, fought hard to make his state's tax system less regressive and provide more money for Alabama's low-performing schools through a $1.2 billion tax hike. Voters roared no in last Tuesday's election. But without any public signs of bitterness, Riley rebounded, proposing budget cuts while promising they wouldn't hurt the state's needy. Said he: "We have to make sure that we continue to protect the least among...
...Democrat Phil Bredesen, a self-made millionaire, won the seat telling voters they?d never hear a peep out of him about an income tax to balance the budget. But Bredesen quickly realized the one-cent sale tax hike wouldn?t be nearly enough to cover the budget shortfall. ?The problems were more severe than I thought they would be,? he says. So Bredesen, who?s refusing a salary, took a meat cleaver to the budget, slashing $400 million and 847 state jobs. State officials may even repossess library books - including Dr. Seuss - from rural schools that haven?t paid...