Please splain to the fine CB readers of fine character how exactly a health insurance bill has anything to do w/ "roads, health and safety regulations, the courts, jails, and sewers -- just for starters." 

I fully support tax dollars being spent on necessary projects that only govt should do. I do not support the continuing cascade of "great ideas" turning into institutionalized entitlements when our city and state can't even have enough bus drivers, smooth roads, on-time/on-budget CIP, etc.

 The Democrat party has plundered its own citizens and then brow beats and slaps them down when the governed say something about it. How about this suggestion: Once you win an election, you must immediately submit to a simple math test. "If rail costs $2 bil, how many add-ons can you tack on to ensure it balloons to $30 bil?" And for extra credit: "List the group of donors and future donors who would notionally benefit from your win."