Posted on 05/21/2009 1:49:42 AM PDT by Cindy
(CNSNews.com) – Californians have been paying increased taxes since February, but Tuesday they spoke out clearly they don’t want those temporary tax hikes to last longer than planned.
Voters in the Golden State overwhelmingly rejected five of six ballot measures in a special election Tuesday – saying no to tax increases, increased state borrowing and earmarks for education.
“No” votes exceeded 65 percent in all but one measure, which passed. It prevents lawmakers and public officials from receiving pay raises in years when the state is running a deficit.
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IMO, this is bigger than it looks. Dems are too dim to get the message, but I expect to see similar tax hike rejections by voters in the near future from other states.
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