Posted on 03/26/2006 1:12:35 PM PST by FairOpinion
Westly, the ad says, is running a "different kind of campaign," meeting people where they live and work and using the Internet to "better connect" to voters. "Pro-choice, a defender of the environment, a former teacher committed to education," the announcer says.
Then come the endorsements from both California Senators (for Angelides). The camera focuses on Barbara Boxer. "I deeply believe in Phil," she says, "and I know he'll make a great governor."
All of that is interesting, but neither candidate so far has been willing to confront -- in his ads -- the elephant in the room: the ongoing gap between the state's tax revenues and its spending. California's next budget is expected to spend about $5 billion more than the state takes in from taxes.
Westly brags about "cracking down on tax cheats" to bring in billions in new revenue, but state budget experts say almost all of the money he targets will either be refunded back to taxpayers or would have been collected later anyway.
Angelides has not mentioned taxes in his ads, but on the campaign trail he has proposed raising taxes on the wealthy and "closing corporate loopholes" -- neither of which would cover his calls for increased spending, let alone close the deficit.
Schwarzenegger managed to trim the deficit he inherited by slowing the growth in spending at the same time a growing economy brought in more taxes than expected. But now spending is growing at a rapid clip again, and his faith that the economy will bail us out is a dangerous gamble.
California desperately needs straight talk about its habit of demanding more and more services from government while refusing to pay for them. So far, neither Democrat seems to have the stomach to offer that kind of brutal honesty.
(Excerpt) Read more at napavalleyregister.com ...
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
After watching what Corzine has done in NJ, CA voters can't say they weren't warned...
4 day old news
How is this different from Arnold again? Oh, right. He calls them bonds not taxes.
Please point out which part of the article is not still valid today.
It contain useful information, and since nobody posted it before, it was time someone did, so I did.
Don't you think people should know that Angelides and Westly want to raise taxes and increase spending, while Arnold refused to raise taxes?
A Dem wanting to raise taxes? You're kidding? Why not put it in 'breaking news'?
As to Arnold not raising taxes, he has raised fees statewide, shifted money from local governments requiring local tax increases, and continues to propose general fund borrowing. All are tax increases of only a slightly different shade.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
The camera focuses on Barbara Boxer. "I deeply believe in Phil," she says,
Phil ole buddy, you've just had the kiss of death as far as I'm concerned.
The camera focuses on Barbara Boxer. "I deeply believe in Phil," she says,
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