Well Eugene, it is obvious by your logic that the only solution is to continue to raise taxes. Clearly you have pointed out that we have slashed spending enough or perhaps to much. It is evident to me that the state legislature is doing a fantastic job and that this tax hike, whether it is wiping out prop 13 or simply piling more on top of the already high state income tax we pay will surely solve our budget problems and we will never have to raise taxes again after that. Surely you can point out several cases when California taxes were increased and then were lowered again after shortfalls were met.