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13. Jealous much?

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Sun May 13, 2012, 01:52 AM

May 2012

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(California) State budget deficit soars [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

That 5 Billion deficit Politicalboi May 2012 #1

Would the Federal Government allow such a 'legalization' to stand ? n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #2

it's 16 billion not 5, and Prop 19 wouldn't have raised that much CreekDog May 2012 #18

Man, I would not want to be Jerry Brown. freethought May 2012 #3

Raise some fucking tax revenue already. I think any leader who does not levy tax should be earcandle May 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author earcandle May 2012 #5

The attitude of it can all be done via tax hikes cstanleytech May 2012 #6

He'd do that if he could, he's competent but the repukes block him flamingdem May 2012 #9

Yup it sucks that the majority of republicans in office are unreasonable. nt cstanleytech May 2012 #12

not a majority --Jerry only needs 1 or 2 and usually can't get them CreekDog May 2012 #19

I'm speaking nationwide for every single elected office. nt cstanleytech May 2012 #47

The repukes are not blocking him in CA. former9thward May 2012 #16

yes they are blocking him, it takes 2/3rds vote to pass budgets CreekDog May 2012 #20

No it does not. former9thward May 2012 #24

not for raising taxes, which requires 2/3rds --true a budget w/o tax increases can pass w/ 50%+1 CreekDog May 2012 #32

"The Giants lost to the Dodgers today, 9 to 5" KamaAina May 2012 #33

They are so blocking him --they wouldn't even allow him to put the tax measure on the ballot! CreekDog May 2012 #46

As usual you move the goalposts when you don't have the facts. former9thward May 2012 #48

the context of the discussion was that you misleadingly said Republicans weren't blocking him CreekDog May 2012 #50

The Democrats in the state legislature are blocking his cuts. former9thward May 2012 #57

now you're blaming Democrats for it --you're relentlessly trying to get Republicans off the hook CreekDog May 2012 #58

Another strawman by you. former9thward May 2012 #59

you are wrong backwoodsbob May 2012 #29

It takes 2/3 to raise taxes, that is true, a budget w/o tax changes can pass with 50% +1 CreekDog May 2012 #31

CLEARLY I wouldn't want to know you NT backwoodsbob May 2012 #43

He is not a "repub disrupter". He is a Californian. KamaAina May 2012 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author KamaAina May 2012 #37

:) CreekDog May 2012 #42

take 100% of George Clooney's fortune? take 100% of all those hollywooders fortunes? good luck. rykytr May 2012 #7

Jealous much? Tikki May 2012 #13

what's with this 100% bullshit? 0rganism May 2012 #28

The state needs to do something about public employee pensions fujiyama May 2012 #8

More of an issue is property tax -Prop 13 made them ridiculously low nt flamingdem May 2012 #10

Really? My property tax is rediculously high itsrobert May 2012 #15

1% isn't ridiculously high CreekDog May 2012 #22

My taxes with Melo Roos are cloers to $8K yearly itsrobert May 2012 #40

do you live in a good school district? CreekDog May 2012 #41

$380K itsrobert May 2012 #44

They wouldnt be were it not for their funding CreekDog May 2012 #45

Californians pay some of the highest property taxes in the nation in spite of Proposition 13 slackmaster May 2012 #17

that's cheap. CreekDog May 2012 #23

I paid $140 K for it in 1994 slackmaster May 2012 #26

No one is seriously talking about repealing Prop 13 for residential property KamaAina May 2012 #35

Perhaps not, but it's such a small piece of the state's revenue that it wouldn't do squat... slackmaster May 2012 #56

You get to write them off though, right? earcandle May 2012 #51

Property tax can be written off of FEDERAL taxes, if you own your home and itemize your deductions slackmaster May 2012 #55

Don't worry, I agree too and even Brown himself has acknowledged so. alp227 May 2012 #11

Or Meg Whitman? savalez May 2012 #54

UC Presidents' salaries... rayofreason May 2012 #14

only a very small part of the budget CreekDog May 2012 #21

CSU has addressed the issue of administrative salaries KamaAina May 2012 #36

take your shot using this calc.... IamK May 2012 #25

Pulu Si Bagumba! slackmaster May 2012 #27

I balanced the budget on tax increases and prisoner releases 0rganism May 2012 #30

0rganism for Governor! KamaAina May 2012 #39

I get the sinking feeling we're being played KamaAina May 2012 #38

hmmmm.... earcandle May 2012 #52

Brown said nothing when Oakland Police repeatedly and with malice coalition_unwilling May 2012 #49

It would be awesome to get a real Democrat, and shame the shit out of the Republicans so they earcandle May 2012 #53