Not only is the complexity of the entire reform package hard for voters to understand, the high level of mistrust of the politicians backing the measure and the general resistance to tax increases make the passage of Prop. 1A less than a sure thing.Arnie is spreading pure, unadulterated, deliberate scare-tactic lies to sell new taxes. Perhaps the prisons can find a spot for him in lock-up.Moreover, as Prop. 1A proponents try various new arguments in favor of the measure, they are quickly and effectively countered by opponents. For example, early in the campaign, the Governor stated that Proposition 1A has “nothing to do with tax increases.” That assertion didn’t even pass the laugh test and proponents have been forced to admit that, yes, if Proposition 1A passes, California taxpayers would pay an additional $16 billion in taxes they would otherwise not pay.
Next came the “financial Armageddon” argument, predicting that we will have an immediate and catastrophic financial meltdown if voters reject Prop. 1A. But this assertion, also, has been revealed as little more than a scare tactic. The Governor’s own Director of Finance stated in a recent hearing that there would be no impact on the current budget year — or budget year 2009-10 — by the rejection of Prop. 1A.
“Arnie is spreading pure, unadulterated, deliberate scare-tactic lies to sell new taxes”
Did anyone see him on TV re Santa Barbara fires....”fire fighters will also have to laid off”...another scare tactic. What a jerk.
I think I read there is a recall out for him now.