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| Tom Barrett, Wikipedia |
At one point, Mr. Barrett cited two separate polls to conclude: few citizens want services cut (one poll), yet few want to pay for them in the form of higher taxes (a second poll). Of course.
However, if you require people to choose between them (think one poll question), perhaps many would choose to hang on to more of their own money, even if the service pool shrinks. Leadership requires one to make unpopular choices. That's why we see relatively little of it.
