[nickcarraway]

California wads a conservative state that has been mader liberal by people who have come here from other states and brought their liberal ideas with them for the last century. It's sad that one of the most conservative states has now become a left-leaning state by immigrants from other states.

By the way, HTV, didn't I just read that your state just approved a large tax on cigarettes? California voters just rejected an initiative to do that. I guess in a lot of ways Texas is fiscally still more left wing than California, especially when the voters actually get to decide.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The cigarette tax was not on the ballot!
But the last two Presidents from Texas were both big spenders.
Texas does not have a state income tax and it has to have a ballanced budget.
We still have too many people who will vote for anything if it is "for the children".
They got the lottery by saying the money would go "for the children".

[FreedomCalls]

By the way, HTV, didn't I just read that your state just approved a large tax on cigarettes? California voters just rejected an initiative to do that. I guess in a lot of ways Texas is fiscally still more left wing than California, especially when the voters actually get to decide.

No, it's just that since there's no income tax in Texas the state has to tax other things instead. All in all, of the things to tax, cigarettes are probably high on the list. Far better than taxing property (or income).

[Doohickey]

California wads a conservative state that has been mader liberal by people who have come here from other states...

You got that right. People don't realize how rural and conservative most of California is. There is no place I would rather have grown up, but there's no way in heck I'd consider moving back there. The liberals have completely destroyed that state and are now in the process of spreading their cancer to the rest of the West. Just like the New Yorkers, Connectiputians and Massholes that are destroying the South.

[ElkGroveDan]

Wow, thanks Nick. I get so tired of holding down the fort. Thanks for the nice comeback.