Posted on 11/03/2004 6:29:31 AM PST by QandA
Californians came down on the side of stem-cell research Tuesday by passing a controversial bond measure that devotes $3 billion to human embryonic stem-cell experiments and comprises the biggest-ever state-supported scientific research program in the country. Proposition 71 was approved by a significant margin, NBC News projected.
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california is going to go into complete financial collapse if they dont do something about these hairbrained propositions on the ballot
I was just about to say - what are they doing, trying to spend more of their taxpayer's money, while trying to dig out from their huge debt load!
I heard last night that the financial investment in California ($3 Billion) is "guaranteed" to bring new life to the state's economy.
Just hope with all their other money problems, the law suits evolving out of stem-cell research it doesn't sink
the state!
They're broke! Somebody shake these schmucks!
That's CA for ya. Their state is in financial trouble and they vote to give away money. The voters there must have bought the lie that stem cell research is banned.
Am disappointed Arnold backed this, but expected it. Big-business welfare AND moral issues. How much more of a loser - as a Republican issue - could this have been?
Maybe their research will find that stem cells from illegal immigrants will....? That could solve several problems.
I was just about to say - what are they doing, trying to spend more of their taxpayer's money, while trying to dig out from their huge debt load!
Oh, by the way there is no evidence you need to kill embryos to do stem cell research, but what the heck if you can get the Freepers other ignoramuses to believe killing the unborn is boon so much the better for you. Making the pro-lifers compromise their convictions is what is important.
Have they figured out where the money comes from--what do they have left to tax, illegal aliens? I thought they were something like 30B in debt?
On the first ballot dealing with the budget shortfall, they were already voting to fund more school building. I think a lot of the voters don't really understand what a bond issue is. I am so glad I don't live there any more.
"I heard last night that the financial investment in California ($3 Billion) is "guaranteed" to bring new life to the state's economy."
I've heard the Demorats are proposing a new initiative to help bring new life to the state's economy. It is to make lamp shades from old people and the mentally retarded and use the money to help pay our state debts. It should also create jobs! It has the added benefit of reducing the burden of non-productive people on our state.
If stem cell research was the financial panacea they claim, private companies would be all over it.
Evidently California is overflowing with taxpayer dollars. Well, I guess you have to spend all that largess somewhere.
Exactly. And the proven results of non-embryonic/non-cloned stem-cell research should prove the case. Why didn't the folks in CA get it?
I just don't fit out here anymore. I swear, when my family ties to this State diminish, I'm moving to Texas.
I thought the bond was for 6 billion and the final payoff
amount will be about 10 billion. Just what CA needs more debt, they just don't get it!
Amen.
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