CA: Núñez says tax hikes not on his agenda

Sacramento Bee ^ | February 13, 2004 | Alexa H. Bluth

[calcowgirl]

In a departure from legislative Democrats' longtime insistence that the state must raise taxes to ease its budget woes, the Assembly's new Democratic leader said Thursday that his agenda does not include tax hikes.

The message from voters in the fall recall election, he said, has prompted him and others to rethink their rigidity on the issue.

[Mr. Jeeves]

"The new Democratic agenda is one that doesn't necessarily call for raising taxes."

Translation: "The new Democratic agenda is that we can't allow anyone to figure out we're for raising taxes until we've convinced them that Arnold is a draconian monster who is going to close all the schools and fire their police and fire departments."

[goldstategop]

Good. I hope the Government Beast begins starving. I can't wait. Bring it on!