In 2010 Arizona voters approved a temporary 1% increase in the sales tax with a sunset date of May 31, 2013. Well guess what, Arizonians now have a Proposition on the November ballot to make that 1% increase permanent. I really do not think that politicians, either side of the aisle, can help themselves. One would reasonably expect that a temporary tax would be the bridge that allows our elected representatives to get the spending in order but it never seems to work that way. Evidently “Temporary Tax” is an oxymoron, like Jumbo Shrimp or  I am from the IRS and here to help you. If one has the temerity to question the wisdom of this you are accused of being against everything up to and including motherhood and apple pie. Rather than codifying a tax increase let them make the case and do the appropriation for each period not make it permanent.