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This Is Just The Beginning... (What The MSM Isn't Saying About California's Fiscal Crisis Alert)
California Republic.com ^ | 11/15/2007 | Tom McClintock

Posted on 11/16/2007 10:16:35 AM PST by goldstategop

The newspapers are reporting that the fiscal gap is $10 billion. It is actually far more serious than that. The actual figure – according to the LAO – is that the state will spend $14 billion more than it takes in between now and the end of the next fiscal year. The difference is that we will first blow through the $4 billion reserve that the state began the year with. (That reserve, by the way, is already gone.)

But the LAO is still predicting that the state’s general fund revenues will grow about 3.5 percent this year. I doubt it. Revenue growth last year was only 2.3 percent; the LAO admits that the economy will deteriorate in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year; and most ominously, our revenue receipts in the first four months of this fiscal year grew only 0.6 percent compared to the first four months of last year, according to the latest data from the state controller’s office. Even the Department of Finance reports only 1.7 percent growth through October 31st. If revenues continue to come within this range, the deficit will be in the $18 to $20 billion range by June.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: budgetshortfall; california; drivebymedia; fiscalcrisis; itgetsworse; mediamalpractice; motherofalldeficits; msm; tommclintock
Tom McClintock reports California has already exhausted its budget reserve. It gets even better. If the economy slows as much as it does, the true size of the budget deficit next summer will be 18 to 20 BILLION dollars. The MSM in other words, isn't telling you the whole truth about the Golden State's fiscal crisis. In effect, California's true budget deficit will be double the size of what's now being reported. Ka-ching!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

1 posted on 11/16/2007 10:16:36 AM PST by goldstategop
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To: goldstategop

Time for Recall II: Judgement Day.


2 posted on 11/16/2007 10:18:30 AM PST by ZeitgeistSurfer (Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.)
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To: goldstategop

-—Hillary will see to that Uncle Sugar bails out Commiefornia-—at least that’s what the politicos are all counting on—


3 posted on 11/16/2007 10:21:44 AM PST by rellimpank (--we need a special font for <b>SARCASM</b>--NRA benefactor)
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To: rellimpank
California is going to face what I dub the "Mother Of All Deficits." Talk about a humongous hangover!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

4 posted on 11/16/2007 10:23:06 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

10 times worse.


5 posted on 11/16/2007 10:23:15 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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It gives me no pleasure to say that this past summer the Governator, the Democrats and the MSM pretended everything was fine. They built a budget on a house of cards and now its going to come crashing down around them.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

6 posted on 11/16/2007 10:25:50 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Me either. I lived in Ca 76-2006.......Lke Howard Beal said” I just got tired of the bullshit”


7 posted on 11/16/2007 10:29:20 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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OK....correct me if I’m wrong here.....If you don’t have any money in your wallet or in the bank you don’t buy anything. You stop spending.....right? Sounds easy to me. Wait.....I forgot, you can buy on credit.....that makes a lot of sense. California is spending on credit, like our federal government. I’m amazed that the people don’t do anything about it.


8 posted on 11/16/2007 10:32:30 AM PST by RC2
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To: RC2

—see post #3—


9 posted on 11/16/2007 10:33:32 AM PST by rellimpank (--we need a special font for <b>SARCASM</b>--NRA benefactor)
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To: goldstategop

California Democrats are about to get EVERYTHING they voted for....

They managed to export the Michigan Recession to California, and the jobs are fleeing FAST.

Cali Voters made it CLEAR, several times, that they SUPPORTED huge deficit soending...


10 posted on 11/16/2007 10:33:57 AM PST by tcrlaf (You can lead a Liberal to LOGIC, but you can't make it THINK)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
Same here. I no longer live in California. I foresaw this coming. There are going to be hard times ahead in the biggest Blue State in the country.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

11 posted on 11/16/2007 10:37:15 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: RC2
California has borrowed and borrowed and borrowed and now it can't pay off its credit card bill on what it has. The party is over.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

12 posted on 11/16/2007 10:39:51 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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When California catches a cold......


13 posted on 11/16/2007 10:40:16 AM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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Well, I moved to Scottsdale, as I had to for business reasons. I plan to retire in 2 years at age 55 and buy 100 + acres in MONTANA.


14 posted on 11/16/2007 10:41:16 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: Travis McGee
When California catches a cold......

....The rest of us don't really care. Last time they had difficulties we could see no effect out here.

15 posted on 11/16/2007 10:44:23 AM PST by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: goldstategop

It’s alright, we can sue our way out of it.

Global warming is a gold mine.


16 posted on 11/16/2007 10:45:34 AM PST by keat (You know who I feel bad for? Arab-Americans who truly want to get into crop-dusting.)
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To: goldstategop
The govt bureaucracy can be expanded while the economy is growing, but govt workers cannot be fired when the economy contracts.

Services will be cut back usually the most critical police fire hospitals etc until the public crys uncle and forks over the taxes.

The money being repatriated by illegals to their Mexican relatives should be confiscated for govt services.

17 posted on 11/16/2007 10:46:59 AM PST by jrsmc
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I can already hear the cries for tax increases even though California has plenty of revenue.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

18 posted on 11/16/2007 10:48:05 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Travis McGee
When California catches a cold......

Talented people flee the state and help the economies of other states?

19 posted on 11/16/2007 11:26:03 AM PST by untrained skeptic
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“tax increases” —for only Californians?

My guess is that they will declare a state of emergency worthy of the katrina disaster and expect the rest of the US taxpayers to bail them out.


20 posted on 11/16/2007 4:18:35 PM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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