Chris, why do we always balance the budget with a tax or an increase on an existing tax? why not cut the budget? spreading the burden evenly is not forcing those that work to pay more, evenly would be that every dollar earned got taxed a certain amount. that amount should not change based on how many dollars a person makes versus another across town. people have a budget just as the state does, we set that budget and we live by it. meaning, unless my employer provides me a raise my budget does not change, I don't run out and buy something that I know I can't pay for then go to my employer and demand a raise. I don't go across the street and force my neighbors to pay for it either. that is what the state is doing, they are demanding more without reducing costs. we need to cut until we balance the budget, not demand taxes from the people to pay for the things we don't use. government is supposed to protect our rights, not to provide for us.