CA State Budget Passed – State’s demise imminent

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Those who thought higher taxes were the answer got their wish today.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/19/state.budgets/index.html?section=cnn_latest

For many Californians, this budget is a real life-and-death situation,” Maldonado said. “This budget is about shared pain and shared sacrifices.”

Unless of course you’re one of the politicians responsible for putting the state in this crisis.

It’s the worst financial crisis in our state’s history and what do they do? Raise income, alcohol, vehicle, sales, and corporate taxes on already depressed consumers and businesses. The gas hike got nixed.

Most of us here can see the downward spiral this will cause, ultimately leading to an even worse budget crisis. And they wonder why businesses are leaving California…

Here’s how the Senators voted:

AYES
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Alquist Ashburn Calderon Cedillo
Cogdill Corbett Correa DeSaulnier
Ducheny Florez Hancock Kehoe
Leno Liu Lowenthal Maldonado
Negrete McLeod Oropeza Padilla Pavley
Romero Simitian Steinberg Wiggins
Wolk Wright Yee

NOES
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Aanestad Benoit Cox Denham
Dutton Harman Hollingsworth Huff
Runner Strickland Walters Wyland

[WayneBruce]

so…you would have rathered the state go into bankruptcy? yeah, that makes sense. or would you rather have shut down the California state government, let all the prisoners in our jails go free, fire all teachers/cops/emergency services, just to make sure the big corporations gets a tax cut?

i would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero.

[WayneBruce]

so…you would have rathered the state go into bankruptcy? yeah, that makes sense. or would you rather have shut down the California state government, let all the prisoners in our jails go free, fire all teachers/cops/emergency services, just to make sure the big corporations gets a tax cut?

i would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero.

[WayneBruce]

so…you would have rathered the state go into bankruptcy? yeah, that makes sense. or would you rather have shut down the California state government, let all the prisoners in our jails go free, fire all teachers/cops/emergency services, just to make sure the big corporations gets a tax cut?

i would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero.

[WayneBruce]

so…you would have rathered the state go into bankruptcy? yeah, that makes sense. or would you rather have shut down the California state government, let all the prisoners in our jails go free, fire all teachers/cops/emergency services, just to make sure the big corporations gets a tax cut?

i would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero.

[WayneBruce]

so…you would have rathered the state go into bankruptcy? yeah, that makes sense. or would you rather have shut down the California state government, let all the prisoners in our jails go free, fire all teachers/cops/emergency services, just to make sure the big corporations gets a tax cut?

i would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero.

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See ya later coop, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

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See ya later coop, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

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See ya later coop, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

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See ya later coop, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

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See ya later coop, don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

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[quote=WayneBruce]

I would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero. [/quote]

I keep hearing this but I have yet to hear a really good reason we cant cut our way out of it. Usually it just seems like some kinda montra that gets repeated so everyone will believe it. Mixed in with some overstated sarcasim of “or we could just fire everybody” a real debate never seems to happen.

We could cut our way out of it, the question is are we willing to accept the reduced services it would bring.

[DWCAP]

[quote=WayneBruce]

I would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero. [/quote]

I keep hearing this but I have yet to hear a really good reason we cant cut our way out of it. Usually it just seems like some kinda montra that gets repeated so everyone will believe it. Mixed in with some overstated sarcasim of “or we could just fire everybody” a real debate never seems to happen.

We could cut our way out of it, the question is are we willing to accept the reduced services it would bring.

[DWCAP]

[quote=WayneBruce]

I would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero. [/quote]

I keep hearing this but I have yet to hear a really good reason we cant cut our way out of it. Usually it just seems like some kinda montra that gets repeated so everyone will believe it. Mixed in with some overstated sarcasim of “or we could just fire everybody” a real debate never seems to happen.

We could cut our way out of it, the question is are we willing to accept the reduced services it would bring.

[DWCAP]

[quote=WayneBruce]

I would suggest you go take a look at the budget: you cannot tax cut your way out of it.

FYI: (-1) + (-1) does not equal zero. [/quote]

I keep hearing this but I have yet to hear a really good reason we cant cut our way out of it. Usually it just seems like some kinda montra that gets repeated so everyone will believe it. Mixed in with some overstated sarcasim of “or we could just fire everybody” a real debate never seems to happen.

We could cut our way out of it, the question is are we willing to accept the reduced services it would bring.

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