Posted on 02/11/2009 2:06:12 PM PST by americanophile
Reporting from Sacramento -- Under the gilded dome of the state Capitol, the Cone of Silence has descended. A veil has been drawn. Secrecy has prevailed as the wizards have labored behind the green curtain to find a way out of California's $42-billion budget hole. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the top four legislative leaders have again been meeting behind closed doors as California teeters at the brink of fiscal insolvency. Rank-and-file lawmakers, special interest groups and the public have been shut out of the bargaining process. There have been no public hearings, no chance for input -- and that has some folks riled. They worry about not having time to properly scrutinize -- and help shape -- a blueprint expected to chart California's fiscal course until the middle of 2010. "It's an abuse of power," said state Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield), who has not been involved in the negotiations. "To have it done in secret, and deliberately so, is unacceptable."
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I have to say, that I think we're at the point where the best thing for the state may be to officially go bankrupt. Only a collapse of this horrendous status quo might create the pain sufficient to break the Democrat/union stranglehold on California.
“A Cone of Silence has descended”.
Were Agent Maxwell Smart and The Chief anywhere in building?
( Guess THAT dates me!)
The secret is ... we will screw the middle class royally!
Therein lies the problem.
They hold the purse strings.
Including Arnold Kennedy(D)
ABOLISH THE BIG FIVE!
I have to say, that I think we’re at the point where the best thing for the state may be to officially go bankrupt. Only a collapse of this horrendous status quo might create the pain sufficient to break the Democrat/union stranglehold on California.
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Liberalism and gross irresponsibility has sunk Taxifornia and of course, the liberal solution to EVERYTHING is to just take more from the business and private sector — continuing the downward spiral of business and indivdual exodus from Taxifornia. Remember that reducing taxation and spending is not a consideration for a LIBERAL LEGISLATURE and that remains Taxifornia’s problem which the voting electorate refuse to CORRECT.
But if that happened then noone would lend us anymore money and we would have to run balanced budgets from now until ... oh wait ... that would be a good thing!
Word is we get to vote on reigning in the growth of government. If we vote for an annual spending cap (inflation plus population growth) then the “temporary” tax increases last 5 years. If we vote to continue to allow the big spending liberals to raise spending to whatever they need to buy more votes then the “temporary” tax increases only last 2 years.
How could the Republicans agree to that? If you are a fiscal conservative how to you vote? Sounds like we are doomed.
The Illegals have had their way. California is now, politically at least, a Third World country.
Cue Red Hot Chili Peppers “California” song...
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