Strength in Numbers

It is really a shame that the government is not listening to the people. Over two weeks ago, the people of Reading voted in a special election on the issue of the imposed local meals tax. Although the majority of votes were to repeal the meals tax, the sounds of voters fell on deaf ears since the vote had less than a 20 percent overall voter turnout.

The pro-tax increasing crowd of government is spinning the results. Rather than notice that the low turnout was because the town scheduled the election on a random Wednesday at the end of June and barely publicized it, the tax loving crowd is saying that the voters did not vote in the election means because they want the tax and did not want the 20% voter participation threshold met.

What the pro-tax increasing officials are saying is that voters want higher taxes. If our government thinks the results would be the same if this issue was on the November ballot, then we need to change those within government. Government is supposed to represent the people and not themselves. It is failing in its mission.

In the State House, I want to represent the people and not the Leadership. [ http://www.karafratto.com ] I understand that the consent of the governed is paramount. It is not government's job to dictate what is best for us, but rather is it the people's job to dictate to government what is best for us.

Taxpayer-friendly watchdogs such as Citizens for Limited Taxation and House Minority Leader Brad Jones, endorse my efforts and with your support, my election is winnable. As you can imagine, the best way to increase my chances of winning is to make a financial contribution so I can pay for all of the costs associated with a winning campaign, such as lawn signs, information cards and postage for mailings. [ http://karafratto.com/index.php?p=1_7_Donate }

I also need volunteers willing to help me reach the voters. [ http://karafratto.com/index.php?p=1_6_Get-Involved ]

All in all the meals tax referendum election did not repeal the tax increase. However, there is a greater benefit to the results of this election; it shows that our government officials are out of touch with the people. This November we need to take advantage of the opportunity to replace our government officials with those that will represent the will of the people.

I need your support in any way that works for you.