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KamaAina

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9. We already have "Furlough Fridays" every other week

Reply to LeftyMom (Reply #1)

Tue May 15, 2012, 06:08 PM

May 2012

this would just expand them to every week.

And yes, Sac's economy in particular is in the tank; its transit agency is just now getting around to restoring ANY service after 9 PM, all of which was cut last year.

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(California governor) Brown proposes 4-day week for state workers [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

Well there goes the local economy. LeftyMom May 2012 #1

We already have "Furlough Fridays" every other week KamaAina May 2012 #9

Yeah, and an astonishing number of routes are just canceled until further notice. LeftyMom May 2012 #11

furloughs are still on? shanti May 2012 #14

Oh, goodness, no KamaAina May 2012 #16

Raising taxes on the wealthy of course is never on the table Suji to Seoul May 2012 #2

Agreed Sherman A1 May 2012 #3

Actually, raising taxes on the wealthy is on the table in California, JDPriestly May 2012 #4

If anyone on this blog... elzenmahn May 2012 #5

Brown was governor when prop 13 passed ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #6

yeah he was, he was also opposed to prop 13, olddad56 May 2012 #8

That it is not just Prop !3 ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #10

As you have likely seen from my previous post... elzenmahn May 2012 #13

In CA raising taxes in the legislature requires a super majority and the last time a couple of grantcart May 2012 #7

People are idiots. Slash and burn works so well with the rain forest Suji to Seoul May 2012 #12

... why don't they legalize weed and TAX it like cigarettes. may3rd May 2012 #15

good idea. . .will never happen. Suji to Seoul May 2012 #19

Tax the Oil annm4peace May 2012 #17

Yes! catchnrelease May 2012 #20

We need to purge the Blue Dogs... Pessimistic Idealist May 2012 #18

why didn't he put bigger tax increases on the 1% in that ballot measure? yurbud May 2012 #21