Posted on 11/17/2002 8:51:27 AM PST by randita
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:29:59 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
SACRAMENTO - For the second year in a row, California faces a yawning budget gap of more than $20 billion -- a shortfall that could lead to higher income and vehicle taxes, and cuts to social services and school reading programs.
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Could somebody with a California/English, English/California dictionary please translate this for me? Thank you.
"No new taxes", said Senate GOP leader Jim Brulte. "I have no intention of punishing taxpayers because liberals in Sacramento have overspent in the last three years against my advice."
This is really, really going to be fun to watch, especially if the Republicans show some spine and keep Democrat tax hikes off the table.
Actually, that's not a bad idea. Chase the decent, traditional American families out of California and let the parasitic Democrat scum who are left eat each other alive.
The problem is that the budget requires a 2/3 vote to pass so some Republicans would have to vote for those tax increases. I would hate to see that happen.
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