[NormsRevenge]

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[Grut]

But since then, the governor has been rolled by the Legislature. Seemingly more intent on winning friends than making hard choices...

See? And all you doubters thought he wasn't a real Republican!

[Lancey Howard]

Doesn't matter because Arnold will NOT raise taxes, not in a million years. Everybody would conclude that Arnold is a lying scumbag if he allowed any tax increases and Arnold is a stand-up guy who keeps his word. He will NOT raise taxes.

"Spending caps" will happen all by themselves. Like magic!

[boris]

All he can do is the occasional veto.

His real contribution--already accomplished--was TERMINATING Gray Davis' presidential ambitions.

--Boris

[TheAngryClam]

ping

[Amerigomag]

One Prop 57 would float a $15 billion bond to bail out the state for previous overspending. The second initiative Prop 58 would cap spending.

The emphasis is mine because the statement is a deception.

Prop 58 authorizies the bonding.

Prop 57 simply sets the amount.

[Amerigomag]

Then, late in the week, the governor used an emergency mechanism to earmark funds toward cities to make up in part for revenue they lost when the car-tax increase was repealed, and to cut $150 million in line items from the state budget.

Yet another deception in this article.

The tax rate has not changed. The "in lieu of" tax rate on motor vehicles has not changed. It remains fixed at 2%.

Schwarzengger simply shifted some of the burden off motor vehicles owners and on to college students and the poor to pay the 2% vehicle tax