California's budget woes continue.
Last week, the Democrats sent a budget to the governor that was filled with more tax increases.
The governor, who finally bought himself a spine, vetoed the thing, with a statement along the lines of "Go to hell." Finally, he and I are seeing eye to eye.
As mentioned before, California requires a 2/3 vote of both houses to pass any tax increase, and unable to get the 3 or 4 GOP votes needed to go along, they tried something illegal:
First, they wrote a repeal of some taxes, and replaced them with other taxes in what was viewed as a revenue neutral adjustment to the tax code. This is legal according to the state constitution...
Then, they reinserted the repealed taxes, this time calling them 'fees', claiming this was legal since they didn't actually vote to raise new taxes.
They tried this move last winter and were challenged in court. Before the court could hear the case, the Governor, who was expected to sign the deal, vetoed it under threat of recall from the voters.
The games never stop here. Starting tomorrow, the state will have to issue IOUs in order to keep operating because, basically, we are out of cash, and nobody will buy the state's bonds anymore, or extend credit.
Recalls have already been started against a select few GOPers who provided the necessary votes to pass last winter's tax hikes, and a recall has already been started against the Governor for the same reason.
Ratcheting up the language, the Speaker of Assembly,Karen Bass has already issued a statement saying that those who sign recall petitions are 'terrorists' who are holding the entire state under threat of anarchic-style violence.
We'll see if she has the brass pair to back that kinda talk. I was among the first to sign the recall against the Governor last month, the first day the petition was approved.
They now have my name, address and intent. If they want me, they know where to find me.
In the mean time, it's gonna get even more interesting in California before it gets any better
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Gino, how dare you terrorize your elected officials by attempting to hold them accountable for the actions they take while wielding god-like power over your life and property?
As was said elsewhere on the same subject: "she [Bass] sounds frightened. Good."
...And what's this I hear about the state parks in Cali possibly being closed and seized by the Federal Government?
What I'd like to know is where in hell is all of the money going if not into those parks, into your state programs, etc.?
It really sets me off that we're all (as American taxpayers) being robbed blind by rich-ass politicians and asked to give "a little more" while they rob us of what little house, home, health and happiness we have left. There are no good excuses to explain the mess we're in.
Robi1 - out.
Illinois runs out of money on July 15. Some departments are already on IOUs, and I knew some contractors who were still waiting for state payments for work done as of a few months back.
The Republicans want budget cuts but can't point to any particular program they want to be known for getting rid of, and the Democrats - who are in the majority - couldn't get together long enough to pass a fart.
We don't have draconian morons pontificating about the People. Here, they act like we don't actually exist except when they need us for an example of something or other. For the press.
brian: i guess napolitano had me pegged,huh?
robi: i havent heard about the state parks being transferred. but, in reality, state parks are a miniscule portion of any budget, How much money does it take to let a tree grow?
but, they have threatened to close them if we dont approve new taxes.
RW: the democrtas want more money, primarily to pay off their benefactors (the public employee unions) and their welfare voters.
and, like IL, the GOP cant find a program they want to go on record as eliminating, and instead call for 'across the board' cuts.
'across the board' doesnt solve the problem of wasteful programs, and treats free school lunches with the same importance as firefighting or police service.
but its really moot, as the GOP has no say in the budget anyway, 'cept to vote 'no'.
I love it! They're getting close to the point when they might have to start behaving like adults. Well, "close" might be a little optimistic, but at least the conditions are in place for them to have an epiphany. What do they call that thing again? Oh yeah, rock bottom.
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