[americanophile]

I have to hand it to them, this is truly Machiavellian. Put it to a vote, and let your union thugs and welfare recipients who just railroaded every Republican on the ballot deliver the win for you. You can raise taxes, continue to pay off your public employee union base with the revenue, and blame 'the people' for the pain of a tax hike.

[La Lydia]

It isn’t going to be as easy as he thinks. Did you see this?

http://www.redstate.com/brian_d/2010/12/07/rolling-blue-state-bailout-ended-in-tax-agreement/

[ken21]

one idea would be to manage the state services under him.

my wife and i renewed our drivers’ licenses and had to return

twice because of clerical errors.

[Politically Correct]

I have to hand it to them, this is truly Machiavellian. Put it to a vote, and let your union thugs and welfare recipients who just railroaded every Republican on the ballot deliver the win for you. You can raise taxes, continue to pay off your public employee union base with the revenue, and blame 'the people' for the pain of a tax hike.

And as unemployment goes up and more tax paying people leave the state, revenue will continue to fall.
Then they can vote again to raise the tax rate to cover the short fall.......rinse and repeat.

Pretty soon the only ones to pay for the fat pensions are the pensioners.

Hopefully, our House of Reps won't be foolish enough to bail these idiots out with our tax money.

[Sergio]

You got that right...this is beyond stupid. I’m all for it if they make the stipulation that only people that add to the tax base are allowed to vote.

[RedStateRocker]

Brown is going to be interesting.

He has no ideology, no morality, and does not consider himself beholden to the ‘left’ who elected him.
Far more dangerous and unpredictable than any politician we’ve seen in a long time. he is very smart and ruthless. there is no person or constituency, right or left, who would not get shanked if is in his interest.

[blkmontecarlo]

“he will ask voters to make the choice of approving higher taxes or living with big cuts in government services.”

I vote for “big cuts in government services”

[Brilliant]

He’s a whimp. He causes a mess, then puts it on the ballot so he won’t need to take the heat for undoing his mess.

[TribalPrincess2U]

As long as other states are not required to anti-up for their stupidity.

[SunkenCiv]

• The State Worker: For labor deals, it's now Brown
• Brown says state budget worse than ever; mum on proposed solutions
• (Moonbeam) Brown may ask voters to rip off budget 'Band-Aid' (hike taxes or cut services)
• Water board appointments ....
• Jerry Brown, California politicians lay out grim realities
• Californians not paying required taxes on Web purchases
• Rolling Blue State Bailout Ended in Tax Agreement
• Do Californians really understand what they want from state gov?
• I Opt-out of California (A High-earning Californian explains why he's leaving)
• Schwarzenegger proposal rebuffed
• Public pension war goes sexy in new video
• Schwarzenegger Proposes $9.9B In Cuts
• California Declares Fiscal Emergency (Arnold orders new legislature into special emergency session)

[sheana]

Brown knows that at least 2/3 of the population in Cali gets some kind of assistance and it would pass.

[GeronL]

Conservatives should start packing up right now, small business owners, any that are left, can find a better place to set up shop.

[dragnet2]

I want more taxes....Please tax me more government!!!

Take my used furniture and used dog....

We want more taxes! Help us government! We want more taxes!

[Amerigomag]

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.
Professor Alexander Fraser Tytler

[Texas Eagle]

Raising taxes will do absolutely no good.

It will actually reduce revenues to California's treasury.

[Tzimisce]

Oh this should be good. :)

[jetson]

Moonbeam is like the rest of the 60’s boneheads in Calif. He will feel every ones pain and ask all to work together. NO ILLEGAL FIX, NO BUDGET FIX AND NO TAX FIX (as in creating a better business atmosphere).

[BenLurkin]

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/chicken.wav

[GVnana]

California has a balanced budget amendment...

I'm just sayin'.

[NormsRevenge]

Turn out the lights,
The party is over.

-Dandy Don Meredith-

[tflabo]

Remember that Arrrhnold put many anti-union propositions on the ballot in 2005 and all those leftists in Ca. voted it all down. Good luck with the ballot thang for fiscal sanity and expecting the majority Kookifornians to vote the right way this time. Nyet!