Posted on 03/25/2011 12:43:59 PM PDT by SmithL
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg expressed frustration at the pace and status of budget negotiations today, saying he feels "prepared to pull the plug" and move forward with floor votes on a June tax election if a deal does not emerge in the coming days.
"We are going to get to our floor, we are going to put up the vote and if the vote isn't there then we are going to consider the other pathways," said Steinberg, adding he will support the direction the governor chooses. "It is high time that this come to a close here."
Steinberg's comments, posted at this link, come as time is running out for lawmakers to set a June special election to ask voters to continue higher tax rates for five years to help plug a projected $26.6 billion budget deficit.
Talks continue between Gov. Jerry Brown and Republicans whose support he needs for a two-thirds vote to put the proposal on the ballot, though attempting to call the election with a majority vote and launching an initiative campaign are two other possibilities now under consideration.
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Being able to say “I told you so” really ought to be more fun than this.
As if the problems is that they aren’t taxing enough. lol.
Go read some of the reader’s comments in the original article. These are your California State “workers.” The “actually believe” that the downturn in the state’s fortunes started 30 years ago with REPUBLICANS and their TAX CUTS! Anyone who believes that premise is seriously intellectually impaired. If it haddn’t been for Prop 13, every home owner in the state would have already left!
I think the exodus of private sector jobs from Kalipornia is just going to accelerate
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