Just hand over the money and shut up

Is it patriotic to pay higher taxes?

If so, the Texas Municipal League, the Texas Association of Counties and most Texas school districts are indeed encouraging “patriotism”.

VP Candidate Sen. Joe Biden recently said in an interview with Good Morning America that it was patriotic for Americans to pay higher taxes (oh, the top rate taxpayers like him.) AFP is calling for him to pay the IRS the $18,036 that he got in income tax deductions last year. It’s time to be patriotic, to be part of the deal, to jump in, right, Joe?

If it is patriotic to pay higher taxes, then local government organizations like the Texas Municipal League, the Texas Association of Counties and the Texas Association of School Boards are singing “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and the national anthem all the way to the bank.

These groups oppose taxpayer protections which allow taxpayers to vote when government entities increase their spending or revenue above the increase in population and inflation. These organizations oppose elected officials having to "make their case" to the public before digging deeper into taxpayers' pockets. And these groups oppose taxpayer protections using YOUR money.

So these groups promote YOUR patriotism (pay more in taxes) but don't want you to have a voice in how much government you want and are willing to pay for.