What needs to changeHere are some facts that were from 2010 but sadly have not changed much and help you to understand the imposition that the current political system has benn putting on the people of the State of Hawaii:
• #1 Sales Tax (GET POS 18%) • #1 Income tax, 11.5% • 42nd business climate • 3rd Worst Public Education System • 13th highest per student spending • Over 300,000+ people on govt assistance • Highest Mortgage Loan Debt * • 2nd Highest % of unionized workers • 2nd Highest Real Estate Prices • 2nd Highest Rental Cost • 3rd Highest Indebtness • 3rd Highest Consumer Credit Card Debt * • Highest in the Nation-- Gas, Electricity, Food, Medicine, • 49th in highway conditions • 49 of 76 legislators or 65% voted in favor of HB444 * http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20100715_Hawaii_leads_nation.html * http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/20100811_Hawaii_credit_card_debt_soars.html |
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