CA: Officials say raising taxes is necessary

Contra Costa Times ^ | 6/9/03 | Tom Lochner

[NormsRevenge]

PINOLE - State, county and city officials predicted a grim future Sunday of overcrowded classrooms, closed medical clinics and understaffed police and fire departments unless some taxes are raised.

At a town hall meeting in the Pinole City Council chamber and at a community meeting at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Berkeley, public officials and residents warned of dire effects of further cuts to balance the state's budget.

[NormsRevenge]

Sister Stella Goodpasture of the interfaith council said her organization had surveyed its 25 member congregations throughout the county and found that people are willing to "pay increased taxes to make sure that their neighbors have needed services." Ping

[EggsAckley]

"Sister Stella Goodpasture"

Truly bizarre name.

[hattend]

Sister Stella Goodpasture of the interfaith council said her organization had surveyed its 25 member congregations throughout the county and found that people are willing to "pay increased taxes to make sure that their neighbors have needed services."

Then let them give money to real charities, like CHURCHES, so the needy get 50-80 cents of every dollar donated instead of the 5-10 cents of every dollar from the state.

You do remember church charities, right Sister?

[lilylangtree]

WA state said the same thing with $1 billion deficit. So the RAT governor raised the gas tax by $.05, signed more pieces of socialistic legislation, maintained status quo on spending. However, they didn't cut spending which was necessary and a $.05 gas tax wouldn't have been needed. So now the budget is $23 billion when it could have been less. And the irony is that the legislators are patting themselves on the back for not passing any new tax increases. They conveniently forget about the $.05 hike which makes our gas tax $.28, the highest in the West.

[Republican Wildcat]

The States that did not raise taxes are going to end up being the big winners when businesses begin relocating.

[kellynla]

Waste, fraud and abuse. The Recall may be the proverbial straw that breaks(in more ways than one) the camel's back. NV or FL? NV or FL? NV or FL? Decisions, decisions, decisions...

[liberalnot]

state rep. tom mcclintock says that there is no reason to raise taxes:

ca state tax revenues are UP 25%

ca state inflation, due to immigration, etc, is up 21%

the problem is gov davis' spending UP 40%

[Joe Hadenuf]

State, county and city officials predicted a grim future Sunday of overcrowded classrooms, closed medical clinics and understaffed police and fire departments unless some taxes are raised.

Well hells bells, WTF do they expect?

The huge majority of citizens in California voted and pass Prop 187, and the government stepped in an burned our ballots and declared our free election illegal! LOL!

Sheesh!

[NormsRevenge]

LOL.. And ya wonder why some people quit voting.

Altho, in Stalin's day, everyone voted, nobody counted the votes is the little secret . ;-)

[xrp]

"I think it's an obscene injustice that tax cuts (that) are so top-heavy in benefiting the wealthy are taking place at the same time as budget cuts that affect the young, the ill, the disabled and the elderly," Craven said.

Well, Mr Craven, I think it is an obscene injustice that the highest 10% of income earners pay about 75% of all incomes taxes. How 'bout that sh*t?

[blackdog]

If a good private school's tuition is $6,500 per year, and a public school taxes to the tune of $12,300 for each student, then why is killing the public school such a bad thing?

I mean if even a state educated person looks at those numbers I am sure they can figure that one out?

In order to be intellectually honest, one must admit that the public school institution in this country is broken, produces an inferior product, wastes huge amounts of public resources, and should be scrapped in favor of starting over.

[Cyber Ninja]

Fire three out of every four bureaucrats, then cut taxes.
CB^)

[freekitty]

Necessary for who?

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[randog]

NV or FL? Decisions, decisions, decisions...

Nevada's not faring much better. Here's a link to a story about our governor defending his bloated budget:

http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/06/09/44178.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=Umbrella&sp3=Umbrella

Keep in mind two things:

(1) Guinn is a "Republican";
(2) Guinn came up through the education political machine.

[FITZ]

You do remember church charities, right Sister?

Charity has been replaced with Marxism.

[FITZ]

What do these taxing clowns plan to do next year when the deficit is that much higher because they can't cut a single program?

[johnb838]

Texas didn't raise taxes and balanced the budget. Still 8% sales tax and NO INCOME TAX! Come on down!

[from occupied ga]

Where to begin where to begin. This shows typical bureaucratic and liberal attitudes so well

"I think it's an obscene injustice that tax cuts (that) are so top-heavy in benefiting the wealthy are taking place at the same time as budget cuts that affect the young, the ill, the disabled and the elderly," Craven said.

I'd love to be able to ask the Craven Mr Craven the following questions.

1. You think that cutting the taxes of those who pay them is an injustice?
2. If you're young, disabled, elderly or ill does this give you the right to stick a gun to the head of somone who is hardworking and successful and demand their money? If not what makes you think that you have the sme right to do this via the government?

The list of questions goes on, but most people on this forum anyway get my drift.

County Health Director William Walker warned legislators against cutting MediCal lest "the whole house of cards falls down."

Oh ho! County Health Director whose bloated sinecure comes directly from the hardworking taxpayers. It's easy to see that this tapeworm in human form is worried that his cushy spot at the taxfed trough might shrink.

Sister Stella Goodpasture of the interfaith council said her organization had surveyed its 25 member congregations throughout the county and found that people are willing to "pay increased taxes to make sure that their neighbors have needed services."

I wonder if any of the Kalifornians on this thread were surveyed, or was it just a survey of her fellow communists. Organized religion in the usa in notoriously socialistic with the United Methodist Church and the Catholic church leading the charge in approving of government theft and squander. Catholic Charities USA gets over a billion dollars annually from the taxpayer trough, and the United Communists Church espouses "social justice" ie redistribution on it's website. Sister V. I Lenin would be a more appropriate name for this bag.

Finally I'll quit with the title translated

CA: Officials say raising taxes is necessary Contra Costa Times

Government parasites whose livelihood is dependent on robbing hardworking taxpayers at gunpoint moan and cry that they aren't getting enough of other peoples' money to squander on their pet desires.