Public largely blind to battle of [California] budget

Sacramento Bee ^ | July 28, 2002 | Jim Sanders

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And some say little will be done until people start hurting.

Bee Capitol Bureau - Nearly four weeks after it began, California's multibillion-dollar budget stalemate has caused little or no inconvenience to most of the state's residents -- which might not be a good thing, some political experts say.

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A recent appellate court decision could force the state to pay employees only minimum wage during a budget deadlock, but the state has appealed the ruling and is not bound by it -- at least until the California Supreme Court decides whether to hear the case. A decision is due by Sept. 7.

More details on the court case in this post and subsequent.

[jocko12]

WHERE ARE THE BUDGET CUTS GOV. DOFUSS!!!!

[NEWwoman]

Budgets cuts? Davis? He'll raise taxes...

[janetgreen]

You're right, he'll raise taxes. He's already talking about raising the vehicle tax. They also want to raise property tax to build more schools to accommodate the illegal aliens. If California didn't have to support illegal aliens, a couple of billion a year could be saved. Rather than do this, he'll raise taxes, he needs the illegal votes.

[NEWwoman]

I understand Davis signed a bill that if you are an illegal alien (in all fairness, with some condition of graduating from a California high school), you pay in-state tuition for college. But if you are an American citizen from Arizona, say, or you lived in the state less than a year, it's out-of-state for you suckers. Yep! Needs those illegal votes, he does.