Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Ala budget woes Date:   10/2/2015 10:16:00 AM

I would say mismanagement of government funds is a bipartisan problem.  It seems to me that the further you get from the taxpayer the worse it gets in terms of wasting money.  The city wastes hundreds of thousands, the state wastes millions and the federal government wastes billions.  This is one reason I am for limited federal government and subsidiarity.

As for why people vote the way they do, you have to look at what their other alternative is.  If the other party puts up a viable, reasonable candidate that espouses what the voters believe in they will get their support.  But if one candidate lies (telling the voters what they want to hear) and does opposite and the other party opposes their views from the outset most voters will and do go for the former candidate.  Either way, for the most part you are going to get an unhappy outcome if you rely on government for anything beyond the basic services and infrastructure.