And I've seen it where they had to basically rework budgets from scratch and prosecute officials mismanaging funds that sowed decades of distrust in the system. Maybe there were a few individuals who actually cared about funding important items and being fiscally responsible. Is your anecdote more apropos than mine or are these just anecdotes?

> They are explicitly anti-funding

"They" who? All the voters against this tax increase? The small towns you lived in? People that disagree?