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To: budwiesest
Don't forget fees and charges for anything and everything related to doing business with the state. Licenses and permits could sky-rocket and most wouldn't care.

You're absolutely right! And they've already been doing that, a lot. They just passed a few more in the last year. See your power bills go up (back door fee increase through the PUC) to subsidize solar water heaters. Car registration fees will go up $2 dollars across the board; I forget what the purpose of that one was. The state has bled the counties dry of funds. And of course, they've been able to use some of the infrastructure bonds to supplement spending by categorizing state employees as working on infrastructure. I'm sure this just touches the surface.

As to fishing without beer, that is inexcusable! I agree with you about their fascist nature.

42 posted on 11/05/2007 10:23:08 PM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: calcowgirl
The state has bled the counties dry of funds.

Thanks for reminding me of this. Cities and counties will get whacked (again) and then 'they' can begins raising fees to begin the cycle all over again.

Wasn't there an attempt to prevent this 'raid' of local governments from happening again?

45 posted on 11/05/2007 10:38:21 PM PST by budwiesest (Hey Tonto, quit playing with them ashes!)
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To: calcowgirl; budwiesest; Randy Larsen; Paloma_55; Carry_Okie
"As to fishing without beer, that is inexcusable! I agree with you about their fascist nature."

Hey! It's the same bunch of facists that have stood in the way of a reservoir upstream to keep Folsom Reservoir FULL!!! (aka the unfinished Auburn Dam)

Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is CA's most popular state recreational area as measured by fees actually collected from the public!!! (see revenues lost)

With no reservoir for even flood control upstream, they are forced to empty Folsom early each boating season to make ready for winter floods and everybody has to come pull their yaght out of the water!!!

53 posted on 11/06/2007 11:40:22 AM PST by SierraWasp (If Dems had brains they'd be Repubs. And when they learned to use 'em, they'd be CONSERVATIVES!!!)
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