Both California Houses Approve Tax Measure

KFI 640 ^ | Dec. 18, 2008 | KFI 640 Radio

[thesharkboy]

Both houses of the California legislature have approved the measure to raise income and sales taxes and replace the gas tax with a "gas fee."

[ExTexasRedhead]

Politicians are corruption personified!!!

[randomhero97]

Didn’t obama make a statement the other day that “Caleefornia” is leading the way? Get ready to bend over FRiends.

[MahatmaGandu]

It never ONCE occured to these vermin to cut the budget to match the income.

[NurdlyPeon]

Gas Fee. BWAA HAAA HAAA HAAAAA HAAAAA. Hey, they didn’t raise the “taxes”, did they?

[KarlInOhio]

Did they get the required 2/3 (or whatever supermajority it is) vote to increase taxes, or are they trying to sneak it through by calling taxes fees?

[Hardastarboard]

Replacing a tax with a “fee”. Nice little word game. I’m going to change the name of my AR-15 to “Kind Little Boy” and take it with me where ever I go. Lincoln once said something to the effect that calling a cow’s tale a leg doesn’t make it a leg. We have the same issue here. An honest California court would slap this down in a second. But . . .

[CindyDawg]

Gas has gone up about 15-20 cents the last few days. I'm not sure what's up with that but I can see politicians not wanting to give us a break and adding a huge fee.

[TheDon]

Both houses of the California legislature have approved the measure to raise income and sales taxes and replace the gas tax with a "gas fee."

"Approved"? Would that mean passed? As in 2/3 or was it only a simple majority?

[imintrouble]

Has it ever occurred to politicians - that a cut in their personal salaries and perks might go a long way to giving them credibility among the masses or do they give a d**n?

If they are going to impose extra fees and charges in our lives, they should also make a move to show so partisanship and cooperation with the general population....

...they aren’t above the financial mess they occasioned.
Time to pay up themselves.

[Colonial Warrior]

These D-RATS need to just...

[Eagle50AE]

Buckle Up, We’re going to get our tails “Fee’d” off (..psst don’t say the T word..)

[thesharkboy]

Did they get the required 2/3 (or whatever supermajority it is) vote to increase taxes, or are they trying to sneak it through by calling taxes fees?

Nope. Since it's a "fee," they needed only a simple majority. They claim that raising income and sales taxes, and eliminating the gas tax are revenue neutral, so that vote required a simple majority. Adding the "gas fee" also required a simple majority.

[skeeter]

The scum politicians see an opportunity in the suddenly low prices. They are the worst form of human degris.

[skeeter]

debris.

[CindyDawg]

Yep. It's not OPPEC(?) or the oil companies. It's our politicians .

[CindyDawg]

America.....the land of feedom

[Glacier Honey]

This is what our lovely Gov here in Colorado is trying to do. Pass fees instead of taxes since they are not suppose to raise our taxes without approval from us

[jetson]

NOT A WORD SPOKEN about illegal aliens! Tax the hell out of business and give more jobs to illegals. We have been SCREWED TO THE HILT!

[count-your-change]

I think they called it a fee because as such they could do so without Rep. support.