Nation’s First Police Department • Established 1854
Volume 38, Number 4 • July/August 2008
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Proposed abolition of State Income Tax means layoffs for public employees By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor HERE’S SIMPLY NO WAY AROUND IT: The proposed abolition of Massachusetts’ state income tax, which will be on the ballot this November and is binding, will, beyond any shadow of a doubt, result in layoffs for police, fire, EMT’s, teachers, and public workers around the state. That is an absolute guarantee. The elimination of state income taxes was originally proposed by the former gubernatorial candidate and head of the lunatic libertarian party, Carla Howell. (Not surprisingly, the legalization of marijuana, also supported by Carla and her fellow kooks, is also on the Massachusetts ballot this November). Unfortunately, with the assistance of legions of self-obsessed yuppies and others who simply hate cops, firefighters, teachers and all other public employees, the proposal gained enough signatures and is on the ballot for a majority vote during the Presidential election this November, which is guaranteed to attract a historic turn(continued on page A15)
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Summer 2008 “BLAME THE POLICE” AWARDS
Just remember: “It’s never your fault.” By Jim Carnell, Pax Editor or this issue of the Pax, I started collecting recent media accounts where alleged “victims” and/or relatives of alleged victims interjected their opinion or belief that whatever caused their predicament was somehow, someway the fault of the police. Suffice it to say that my desk is overflowing with yellowing reams of newspaper articles… As we are all well aware, the concept of personal responsibility for ones’ own actions is an antiquated notion which has been discredited since the 1960’s. During that era, the spoiled-rotten offspring of “the greatest generation,” who were sent to college by their doting parents, begat the philosophy that consequences and actions which had previously been attributed to one’s personal actions and behaviors were now to be blamed on nefarious “outside influences.” These outside influences could be anything from the evil U.S. government to religious entities, schools, persons in positions of authority, the bogeyman in the closet, etc. etc. This philosophy soon became popular with those who desired to absolve themselves of responsibility for their own conduct and project the blame upon somebody or something else. It is now considered the official policy of all persons who ascribe to liberal theology, routinely vote
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POLICE SERVICES PRICE LIST If we can’t beat them, join them… and here’s what it costs… by Jim Carnell, Pax Editor Dear Officers, In the current anti-tax, anti-police, anti-public employee atmosphere, the public clamors for “reform”. Question 1, which will eliminate the state income tax and absolutely result in police layoffs, will appear on the November ballot. WRKO’s Howie Carr, the Globe’s Scott Lehigh, the Herald’s Rachelle Cohen, Fox 25’s “Virgin Boy” and the Beacon Hill Institute’s David Tuerck all demand an end to police details. The public, if given the opportunity, would absolutely reduce your pay and benefits. It’s almost like the whole world’s against us, so why bother fighting? Let’s take a lesson from Howie Carr’s “dreaded private sector,” you know, the same private sector that steals millions of dollars in public money through Medicaid fraud, construction fraud, tax cheating, etc. etc. Let’s start charging for all police services, and start making real money! Here’s a prospective price list we can hand out to people requesting police services: Dear Citizen, Police response to actual, inprogress felonies made to 911 will remain free of charge. However, in order to properly and fairly assess costs, all other police services will now incur a fee. Charges will be assessed to the caller’s cellular phone, business or home telephone bill. However, cruis(continued on page A7)
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