CA: Our ballot (OC Register Says No NO NO NO!!!)

To: NormsRevenge

I think it would really help slow down some of these foolish voters that never saw a bond they didn't like.

21 posted on 03/01/2004 9:46:43 AM PST by hedgetrimmer

To: NormsRevenge; hedgetrimmer

Well the computers can handle it, once things are setup. course they would likly have to outsource the programming to India to keep the cost down.

22 posted on 03/01/2004 9:48:41 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Who will outsource it to the phillipines, to keep _their_ costs down.

23 posted on 03/01/2004 9:50:00 AM PST by hedgetrimmer

To: NormsRevenge

24 posted on 03/01/2004 9:50:28 AM PST by BunnySlippers (Help Bring Colly-fornia Back ...)

To: hedgetrimmer

I guess I should post some links to bond info from the state treasurer's site so folks can see how many bonds are percolating in the pond today. We currently have about 29 billion dollars of bonded debt... or so.

FRom the state treasurer's site

General Fund Supported Debt

http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/Bonds/gfdebt.pdf ~1MB file

25 posted on 03/01/2004 10:02:33 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ... Support Our Troops! ... NO NO NO NO on Props 55-58)

To: NormsRevenge; hedgetrimmer; Grampa Dave; calcowgirl; Veggie Todd

HOLY COW!!

AM I MISSING SOMETHING???
Like, do we need a decimal point in here somewhere?

___________________________________________________________________________

Preliminary Official Statement

$625,000,000*
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
(CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION)
FEDERAL HIGHWAY GRANT ANTICIPATION BONDS
SERIES 2004A

*Preliminary, subject to change.

This Preliminary Official Statement is made available as public information. This does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of bonds by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer, solicitation, or sale. Offers to sell bonds, solicitations of offers to buy bonds, and sales of bonds are not made by employees of the State of California. Please contact your broker if you are interested in purchasing bonds.

Investors must read the entire Preliminary Official Statement to obtain information essential to the making of an informed investment decision.

I have read and I accept or decline the above disclaimer.

26 posted on 03/01/2004 10:17:18 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)

OK, sorry about the hyperventalition!

I came here after looking at pages where the numbers are posted in the thousands and I read this as 625,000,000 thousands!

Still a sizable number but it is a big state and we need highways!

Guess I need more caffeine!

27 posted on 03/01/2004 10:30:55 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)

To: NormsRevenge

Proposition 55: No
Proposition 56: No
Proposition 57: No
Proposition 58: No

Absolutely!
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28 posted on 03/01/2004 11:45:14 AM PST by calcowgirl (No on Propositions 55, 56, 57, 58)

That's what my ballot will show. One might think that this is a good time to borrow, but in my humble opinion, we're headed for deflation and possibly depression. Interest rates will actually go lower in that environment.

29 posted on 03/01/2004 3:44:46 PM PST by Rockitz (After all these years, it's still rocket science.)

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