California governor in another dark hole

Baltimore Sun ^ | 6/14/02 | Jules Witcover

[NormsRevenge]

SACRAMENTO -- California Gov. Gray Davis, seeking re-election in November, is on the hot seat again.

A year after grappling with his state's electricity blackout crisis, the Democrat is under fire this time over a state budget deficit of $23.6 billion that has forced him to propose, among other things, auto license and cigarette tax increases.

[NormsRevenge]

I'm Gonna Miss Dis Guy .... NOT


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GO SIMON

[NormsRevenge]

A Baltimore Sun article, Not a good one for ol'GraYout either .. Yup, a slow day :-\

[LenS]

You gotta love it. They're blaming the dot.com bust. Quite silly when you recall that most of the boom and bust occurred in less than a two-year period. Which means that, as usual, Sacramento was increasing spending at a huge rate based on a fantasy that things would boom forever. Stupid.

Of course, Witcover being liberal would never point out that reductions in both future spending plans and actual current spending would wipe out most of this "dark hole".

[WFTR]

I wish you well. It would be great to see California start to climb out of its liberal fog.

[NormsRevenge]

Hell, Lets free all the states that are being run weary and out of taxdollars by the socialists and their agenda to destroy the american way of life and its institutions from the inside out.

I'm a Minnesota native but have been in California for most of the last 30 years.

Thanks for the good wishes and luck. This state needs it more now then ever.

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[Carry_Okie]

Mr. Simon says Mr. Davis needs to come up with more cuts in what he calls bloated state government, but begs off giving specifics on grounds he lacks the staff Mr. Davis has to perform the surgery.

Weasel words. Simon had better do better than that. We all know where the bulk of the extra money went: class size reduction.

[John Jorsett]

This is the best part:

Mr. Davis blames Republican state legislators for not responding to earlier warnings about the deficit, noting they have failed to offer an alternative balanced budget, which is required by state law.

So, the Republicans, whose delegation could now meet in a phone booth, are responsible. I almost wish there were NO Republicans in the legislature, just to see who he'd try to finger then. This guy can't be gone fast enough.

[montag813]

That Davis still technically leads Simon in the polls shows just how thoroughly the Socialist elements have succeded in their plan to undermine that once great state. Abortion-loving women voters, 30 years of public school mind-control and rampant voter fraud with illegals, "homeless" and elderly have raised the bar so high that Davis would have to be convicted of murder to be soundly defeated, and even then it would be close.

[NormsRevenge]

I Love a good bar fight .. especially when Im not in it ..

This is gonna be a crazy campaign .. I can't wait for the debates ..

Simon does resemble Reagan in some ways, he does seem a bit rigid in both body stance and stances in general.

But for now, I like just letting ol'GraYouT Hang and twist in the winds of change of his own making ..

There may be hope yet, to overcome all the demRat tricks; illegal voters, dead voters, multiple bussed voters etc, But we do need a solid turn-out of legal and registered voters to put ol'GraYouT in the unmemployed column ..

How do ya get rid of a govt bureaucratic Rat anyway :-? VOTE THEM OUT!!!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

...They're blaming the dot.com bust. Quite silly when you recall that most of the boom and bust occurred in less than a two-year period. Which means that, as usual, Sacramento was increasing spending at a huge rate based on a fantasy that things would boom forever... Of course, Witcover being liberal would never point out that reductions in both future spending plans and actual current spending would wipe out most of this "dark hole".

Basic Republicn Strategy: Reduce taxes, thus leaving less money available for government to spend, thus constraining the growth of spending (and that of government).

Basic Democrat Strategy: Increase spending as much as possible, beyond the inflation rate and population growth, redistributing wealth to obtain votes. Then complain loudly when tax revenues fall (as they inevitably do, riding the business cycle) -- starving children, no water to put out forest fires, etc. -- and demagouge the Republicans until they agree to the "necessary" tax increases.

In this tug-o-war, the latter scenario occurs far more frequently than the former.

Have a nice day.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

That Davis still technically leads Simon in the polls shows just how thoroughly the Socialist elements have succeded in their plan to undermine that once great state. Abortion-loving women voters, 30 years of public school mind-control and rampant voter fraud with illegals, "homeless" and elderly have raised the bar so high that Davis would have to be convicted of murder to be soundly defeated, and even then it would be close.

As a California resident, I in in complete agreement with your astute observation. We Californians are doomed. I'm hoping to hang on for retirement, sell my properties -- that is, if Davis' policies have not reduced their value to zero by then -- and move away. Why is it that liberal infestation always ruins the best places to live? 'Tis a crying shame, I tell you. A tale of woe.

[NormsRevenge]

But where to move to is the next question :-? States without sales tax? States that are 'lower key' lifestyle wise? I like Nevada, I thought Oregon for awhile but it has gone loopy as has washington politics wise. Alaska is too damned cold and Hawaii is too expensive and I won't live East of the Mississsippi River if ya paid me ..No Offense to Any Back East. Looks LIke MeXico or Costa Rica . See Ya There :-)

[jwalsh07]

Through all this, Mr. Davis professes confidence that, as in the electricity crisis, he will not only survive but be re-elected comfortably in the fall. But he is already running critical television ads against Mr. Simon, heralding another of the most expensive and negative statewide campaigns for which California is already famous, or infamous.

What is truly sad about this statement is that in all likelihood it is the truth.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

But where to move to is the next question :-? States without sales tax? States that are 'lower key' lifestyle wise? I like Nevada, I thought Oregon for awhile but it has gone loopy as has washington politics wise. Alaska is too damned cold and Hawaii is too expensive and I won't live East of the Mississsippi River if ya paid me ..No Offense to Any Back East. Looks LIke MeXico or Costa Rica . See Ya There :-)

Roger that. Baja/Sea of Cortez Mexico is sounding good these days. You can't own property, but what the hey. For $2K/month you can live like royalty. Great fishing. Maybe I'll see you around.

[Southack]

"From $2.6 billion in revenue from capital gains and stock option revenue to the state in 1995, the figure soared to $17.6 billion in 2000, then plunged to $8.2 billion last year and $7.2 billion for 2002. The slide is expected to leave California with a budget shortfall of $19.2 billion."

In the Globe's haste to provide "cover" for Davis' spending orgy, they forgot to check their math. The MAXIMUM that stock option tax revenue ever provided California in one year was only $17.6 Billion, yet they blame the loss of that income (well, $10 Billion in lower tax payments this year, as they still project stock option taxes to bring in $7.2 Billion this year) for a budget shortfall of $19.2 Billion. Even if they had ZERO stock option tax revenues this year, it wouldn't explain the full $19.2 Billion revenue shortfall.

Worse (for the Globe's integrity and professional reputation), the actual California budget shortfall is predicted by Democrats (who are low balling the figure) to exceed $23 Billion this year, not $19.2 Billion, and a $10 Billion reduction in stock option taxes explains neither figure.

But the poor Lefties at the Globe and over at DU will never catch such math errors. They aren't politically correct math problems, after all...