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BlueCaliDem

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4. The question is, have they even proposed anything?

Reply to Auggie (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 02:22 PM

Jun 2012

I know they lack one or two votes to have the 2/3rd majority to pass new taxes, but what bothers me is, they're willing to entertain raising sales and income taxes on the working Americans now, so what's stopping them from proposing the hikes as you've listed in your OP?

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Ways to tax California's 1% to stem budget crisis (Good read) [View all] Auggie Jun 2012 OP

If Brown and our legislature really are Democrats BlueCaliDem Jun 2012 #1

Dems lack the two-thirds majority in both California houses to raise taxes Auggie Jun 2012 #2

The Jerry Brown of old would have locked everybody in a room KamaAina Jun 2012 #3

The question is, have they even proposed anything? BlueCaliDem Jun 2012 #4

The income tax and sales tax is a ballot initiative Auggie Jun 2012 #6

I know from one of our meetings with my Local that the Millionaires Tax got 1.2 million sigs. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #8

Many thanks S.M. Auggie Jun 2012 #9

The article outlines about 6 billion in additional revenue. CA budget deficit is projected at 16 kelly1mm Jun 2012 #5

Probably from the pending ballot initiative (see post #6) Auggie Jun 2012 #7