Ironically, Schwarzenegger had attempted to appeal to populist sentiment by refusing to consider taxes as a way to climb out of the budget hole, using a combination of cuts, fund shifts and borrowing instead.
Yeah, damn him for not raising taxes.
"A lot of the cuts being made were not popular, and he really took the lead and was out front on what he said was needed — staying firm on not raising taxes...," said Melissa Michelson, a political science professor at Cal State East Bay. "I hear from a lot of people who would have understood if some taxes were raised. Raising taxes on the wealthy sure would have been more palatable than cuts on students, elderly and children."
Fuck you, bitch. THAT'S the sort of logic that marks you an economic mongoloid. It's nice to cherrypick from the wealthy until they all move out of your country because there's no fucking reason to earn cash anymore; it's all taxed away & redistributed to the corrupt & those who didn't earn it. Fuck you, you commie twat.
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
There is such a thing as a fiscal conservative. California sent out IOU's instead of tax refunds. Raise taxes or live within the budget. You figure it out.
Mommy Dearest wrote:There is such a thing as a fiscal conservative. California sent out IOU's instead of tax refunds. Raise taxes or live within the budget. You figure it out.
There's not enough of a negative reaction if they overspend. There's no check whatsoever. It sure as fuck ain't the voting public.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Mommy Dearest wrote:There is such a thing as a fiscal conservative. California sent out IOU's instead of tax refunds. Raise taxes or live within the budget. You figure it out.
There's not enough of a negative reaction if they overspend. There's no check whatsoever. It sure as fuck ain't the voting public.
They just come out with "raise these taxes or we have to cut programs for kids and old people" and not call attention to the other 75% of the budget that is their pet projects and bloat.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
The problem: California's budget and debt are out of control. The state is close to filing bankruptcy.
Republican solution: Cut spending.
Democrat solution: Increase taxes.
(This doesn't even need a smart ass comment to go along with it.)
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
What happens if the state does file bankruptcy? Are all public assets seized and auctioned off to pay public debts?
Maybe they could use sponsorship deals to raise some money. For example, Gatorade might be interested in sponsoring a fire department to better market their "quenching" factor. Or how about a police department being sponsored by Smith & Wesson?
In areas where 911 ends up with hold times, they could sell audio ad space for the hold, "Emergency services will be with you shortly. While you wait, have you considered what ADT security services could do to help with your current situation? With our fire and theft monitoring package, emergency services would already be on their way."
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
TPRJones wrote:In areas where 911 ends up with hold times, they could sell audio ad space for the hold, "Emergency services will be with you shortly. While you wait, have you considered what ADT security services could do to help with your current situation? With our fire and theft monitoring package, emergency services would already be on their way."
I'd laugh my ass off.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."