The Sierra Club-Clinton Legacy: Dead Firemen, Charred Forests, Dying Economy

Thank you for your posts. I thought you meant that you bought NO California products and might have said something snide about a small matter of Intel processors or some such but now I know you were talking about suppliers for your business, which is more understandable.

One more thing I wanted to ask what do you think about making any recovery funds sent to California in the form of a loan and not a hand out? Would this help relieve everyone elses tax burden?

I am not sure what you mean. Recovery in general or specifically from the fire? If it is for the fire the FEMA money would be for loans. If it is for the budget crisis I wouldn't want the Feds to give us a cent of any kind. I do think the Feds owe California for having footed a disproportionate burden of caring for illegal aliens (along with many states in the Southwest, but we deal with FAR more).

Finally, I would remind you that California is still a LARGE net contributor to the Federal treasury. If you are looking for states that are continually subsidized, consider Montana, New Mexico, or Missippi. Incomes here are so high that we pay more than our share of taxes.

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