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My Grandmother from County Leitrim used to say 'If you had a boil on your butt long enough you'd get used to it.' Rhode Islanders have had a figurative boil on their butff for decades, and have simply grown used to it. The state remains one of the highest taxed states in the country, in exchange for deplorable pubic services from an alarmingly bloated state beaurocracy. The 1% income tax enacted in 1947 was to be "temporary". Ditto the "temporary" 1% sales tax. As Reagan said, nothing is as permanent as a temporary tax. In addtion to confiscatory taxes to fund this bloated government, RI has the second lowest medain level of education among it's adults. Hence, RI-ers can't really figure out that they're being hosed. RI is also second among New England states in the percent of it's adult population that was born and raised here and never left the state. Result: People don't really know any other way. It's all a demographic recipe for financial disaster, and that's exactly what's happening. Major American corporations avoid RI like the plague due to it's corrupt business practices, tax structure, and under-educated work force. I do not blame public sector unions for this climate of malaise, but rather cowardly politicians who not only enable it, but encourage it for the purpose of collecting labor union dollars and endorsements. At some point, Rhode Islanders need to consider the following: What specific state services are you receiving for your state income and sales taxes that citizens in New Hampshire do NOT receive? When you can't anwer, think of the boil on your butt.

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