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ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts)
10. That it is not just Prop !3
Tue May 15, 2012, 06:19 PM
May 2012

Blaming it all on Prop 13 is an easy meme for those not willing to understand the history. Like most sound bites, its quite flawed.

Brown is a pol, and changes directions whenever he feels the winds change. There was a defining moment on KABC when he capitulated to Jarvis on the run up to Prop 13. A true classic. Later called himself a born again tax cutter.

The new state financial structure was put in place by Brown at the time, but no one seriously reviewed it over the years to see if it was still viable. Today we have Brown screwing the local governments without notice to cover state bills. I see the irony in that, even if others do not.

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
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