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What Makes Brown Think He Can Get a Tax Increase?

He's a democrat?

[23 Everest]

What Makes Brown Think He Can Get a Tax Increase?

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How do ya think he got his nickname, “Moonbeam”?

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If our politicians could just figure out how to get enough of our money, they could solve all our problems.

[Squidster]

He doesn’t really think that. Typical politician.

The Dems are twisting the arms of the Repubs in DC for a bailout. The Repubs are starting to fold.

So, Brown and the media are all about “the sky is falling” and the Repubs will be humiliated into a bailout.

Just watch. “Since CA is integral to the economy, we are forced to bail them out.”

The “End of Days” for the USA is here. And we have no defenders.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

3 reasons;

Because it’s Kahleefawneeya, he’s a Dermocrat, and they know they willl get a future bailout.......(Too big to fail)

[Deo volente]

As Riverside County GOP Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries told me, "It's pretty risky for any Republican to go out there. One: The Democrats will beat you up in a (general election) campaign. Two: The Republicans will beat you up in a (primary election) campaign. And three: The voters have already spoken that they don't support tax increases. So what's the incentive?"


A good, old-fashioned bribe. They have to pay off at least four Republicans to get this on the ballot. Anthony Adams did rather well in exchange for his little act of treason in helping to get the original tax increases passed:

http://open.salon.com/blog/richard_rider/2010/12/15/ca_legislative_payoffs_--_bribes_by_any_other_name

"Regrettably, it appears that at least some of the votes for the budget deal were purchased with promises of appointments to the myriad of worthless boards and commission for which California is so famous. In the case of Anthony Adams, who has no experience in the field of corrections, he received one of the juiciest plums of all: A spot on the California Board of Parole Hearings which pays over $111,000 per year. Along with benefits, including medical and retirement, the value of this payoff is well in excess of the salary alone. Villines, too, got an appointment to a lesser board (paying “only” $40,000 annually)."

[cranked]

It is all a ruse in that these ‘attempts’ at constraining California’s impending fiscal collapse will amount to “we tried everything but” on the road to asking for a Fed bailout.... =.=

[Vaduz]

What Makes Brown Think He Can Get a Tax Increase? Well for one thing it’s California isn’t it?it’s the only thing the state leaders know what to do just another democrat controled state tax and spend.

[Mariner]

"What Makes Brown Think He Can Get a Tax Increase?"

Thaqt's EASY!

$150mil in Union advertising talking about all the old folks and children that will die within days of failure to enact them.

It's the Unions against both the poor and the taxpayers this time. While there are $billions in real cuts proposed by Brown...to programs and education etc...there is not an elimination of any of the odd-ball 500 agencies (Apprentice Standards Board?).

NOT ONE SINGLE LAY-OFF!!!!

To make matters worse, by moving programs to counties they are bypassing the state requirement for a 2/3 majority to raise taxes. If you live in the wrong county you can expect your taxes to go up...especially small business.

[Lancey Howard]

Or is Brown relying on the fact that things are so bad that even schizophrenic California voters finally may realize that after years of electing representatives who spent more than they've taken in, they can't put off paying for the government they've chosen?

There's that false dichotomy again. It's a shame, because up until that ridiculous ending the column was interesting.

[ridesthemiles]

Brown could save California alot of money by not haveing some sort of ‘election’ every year or so.

That costs far more than they want to admit.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

What Makes Jerry Brown Think he can get a Tax Increase?

Vote fraud.

[newzjunkey]

He probably doesn't think he'll get it but he has to try for political cover when he forces necessary cuts.

We all know, however, Big Labor will spend whatever it takes to brainwash voters into believing the end of the universe will come if taxes are not raised.

[Mrs. Don-o]

He's a nut?