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{Karen Bass, California's new} Assembly Speaker proposes $6.4 billion in taxes
AP via SFGate ^ | 6/5/8 | SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer

Posted on 06/05/2008 3:01:10 PM PDT by SmithL

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A Democrat that wants to raise taxes? When did that start?
1 posted on 06/05/2008 3:01:13 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

“eliminate tax breaks on wealthy Californians”

That would all of us in California actually PAYING taxes.


2 posted on 06/05/2008 3:02:46 PM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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To: SmithL
Terminate about 20,000 state government jobs, or positions.

Then terminate the positions of several million Federal employees that are all on the payroll, sucking the life out of Americans.

Do it now.

3 posted on 06/05/2008 3:04:53 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: SmithL

When does Arnold chime in supporting her?


4 posted on 06/05/2008 3:09:50 PM PDT by edcoil
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To: edcoil

I thought that she was chiming in to support him.


5 posted on 06/05/2008 3:11:41 PM PDT by SmithL (Look at Hillary's marriage, and tell me she won't settle for second place)
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To: SmithL
Tax and spend. No problem. There are no limits to the abuse the ca voters will happily accept from their corrupt and incompetent elected officials. Give them a raise and provide them a few more retirement benefits and perks while we are at it. If necessary, we can raise some fees or create some more stupid laws that will provide a basis for penalties to supplement the coffer. PS get all the guns out of the hands of the voters before they wake up. It's for our their own safety.
6 posted on 06/05/2008 3:11:41 PM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: edcoil

Let’s see:
Drought
Water Rationing
Wildfires
Earthquakes
Tax Increases
Decadent Celebrities
Illegal Aliens Galore
Liberals Running Everything

Let me outta this Golden State!


7 posted on 06/05/2008 3:13:00 PM PDT by Argus (Obama: All turban and no goats.)
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To: SmithL
BOHICA!!!!
(Bend Over, Here It Comes Again!!!!)

8 posted on 06/05/2008 3:21:06 PM PDT by HKMk23 (Only The Tribulation is a crucible sufficient to the emergence of a Bride fit for her Bridegroom God)
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To: dragnet2

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/news/casalary/employee


9 posted on 06/05/2008 3:21:47 PM PDT by radar101
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To: Right Cal Gal

Is that an inclusive, or exclusive statement?


10 posted on 06/05/2008 3:23:52 PM PDT by SierraWasp (Liberalism's prime directives are: taxation, regulation, litigation, legislation, agravation, etc..)
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To: SmithL

They gonna have to rename that place “ BOHICALIFORNIMEXICA “


11 posted on 06/05/2008 3:26:02 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Argus
Let me outta this Golden State!

Better hurry. You definitely don't want to be "the last white farmer in Zimbabwe".

12 posted on 06/05/2008 3:28:44 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: radar101
This is what I was talking about. It's obscene. Government out of control.

Notice the page numbers at the bottom? Then next...

And this is just a state government.

Look at the size of these tax paid wages!

These are public servants? What a sad joke on middle class working Americans.

One can imagine what the list would look like for the Federal government. It's endless.

Name Workplace   Salary   Overtime   Total Pay
Mark Anson
Chief Investment Officer
 CalPERS  $373,891.28    N/A   $608,489.28
Christianna Wood
Senior Investment Officer
 CalPERS  $258,931.61    N/A   $412,745.61
Patricia A. Pinkos
Senior Investment Officer
 CalPERS  $247,003.90    N/A   $406,316.90
Michael B. Mc Cook
Senior Investment Officer
 CalPERS  $245,889.67    N/A   $402,798.67
Curtis D. Ishii
Senior Investment Officer
 CalPERS  $251,098.48    N/A   $401,240.48
Leon G. Shahinian
Senior Investment Officer
 CalPERS  $199,902.07    N/A   $319,527.07
Tim L. Alder
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $315,201.92
Christopher J. Ailman
Chief Investment Officer
 State Teachers Retirement System  $243,750.00    N/A   $312,937.50
Richard J. Hayes
Senior Investment Officer
 CalPERS  $137,751.81    N/A   $302,595.81
Tam D. Bui
Physician and Surgeon
 San Quentin State Prison  $132,854.30   $161,642.18   $294,496.48
Dianne C. Oki
President
 State Comp Insurance Fund  $271,916.67    N/A   $271,916.67
Gertrudis C. Agcaoili
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Napa State Hospital  $188,365.54   $15,558.48   $259,126.42
Mary C. Cottrill
Senior Portfolio Manager
 CalPERS  $170,696.71    N/A   $255,175.71
Bong Doan
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $253,178.03
Ronald L. Seeling
Chief Actuary
 CalPERS  $195,859.60    N/A   $249,916.60
John B. Ehnes
Chief Executive Officer
 State Teachers Retirement System  $195,831.00    N/A   $243,046.00
Kevin A. Winter
Senior Portfolio Manager
 CalPERS  $173,160.03    N/A   $240,935.03
Shelly James
Staff Psychiatrist
 CA State Prison - Solano  $176,648.20    N/A   $235,722.00
Joseph Ezra
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $232,394.39
Michael H. Lisiak
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Atascadero State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $226,060.25
Mohamed Amr I. Hafez
Physician and Surgeon (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $132,854.30    N/A   $223,990.38
John W. Douglas
Staff Psychiatrist
 Pelican Bay State Prison  $168,179.02   $52,486.33   $220,679.66
Fred R. Buenrostro Jr
Executive Officer
 CalPERS  $173,352.12    N/A   $220,512.12
Alfonso Fernandez
Senior Portfolio Manager
 CalPERS  $148,898.25    N/A   $218,683.25
Carl A. Guidi
Portfolio Manager
 CalPERS  $128,676.25    N/A   $218,403.25
Real R. Desrochers
Investment Director
 State Teachers Retirement System  $179,209.00    N/A   $217,136.88
Anh C. Nguyen
Physician and Surgeon
 Frank D Lanterman Hospital  $130,454.30    N/A   $214,994.67
Paul D. Fortaleza
Physician and Surgeon
 Csp - Los Angeles County  $132,854.30   $82,092.05   $214,946.35
Timothy B. Martin
Physician and Surgeon
 San Quentin State Prison  $132,854.30   $80,702.69   $213,556.99
Nitin B. Kulkarni
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $213,527.18
Ba N. Tran
Physician and Surgeon
 Frank D Lanterman Hospital  $130,454.30    N/A   $212,994.85
Warren T. Trepeta
Portfolio Manager
 CalPERS  $126,967.50    N/A   $212,827.50
Sang V. Chung
Physician and Surgeon (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $132,854.30    N/A   $211,613.47
Wadsworth H. Murad
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $211,496.75
Paul H. Kratofil
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $209,083.22
Lawrence V. Harrison
Staff Psychiatrist
 CA Medical Facility  $156,854.30    N/A   $207,735.90
Aubrey Dent
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Vacaville Psychiatric Facility  $153,179.02    N/A   $206,989.19
Donald R. Walk
Medical Consultant I (Psychiatrist)
 Social Services  $121,015.31    N/A   $206,416.31
Hazem Hashem
Staff Psychiatrist
 CA Medical Facility  $156,854.30    N/A   $206,346.30
Mubashir A. Farooqi
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $205,980.12
Chengxin Yang
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $205,788.56
Francy M. Mateus
Medical Consultant I (Psychiatrist)
 Social Services  $121,015.31    N/A   $205,363.31
Mohsen Shalaby
Physician and Surgeon
 CA Institution For Men  $132,854.30    N/A   $204,888.80
Michael J. Reynolds
Physician and Surgeon
 CA State Prison - Corcoran  $132,854.30    N/A   $203,607.20
Christopher W. Sangdahl
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $203,030.24
John I. Benson
Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)
 Patton State Hospital  $155,654.30    N/A   $201,344.65
Julian Kim
Physician and Surgeon
 CA State Prison - Corcoran  $132,854.30    N/A   $200,819.58
Johnny K. Dang
Physician and Surgeon
 CA State Prison - Corcoran  $132,854.30    N/A   $200,577.64
Thanit Hasadsri
Physician and Surgeon
 CA State Prison - Corcoran  $128,775.19    N/A   $199,460.07
Ronald A. Bortman
Staff Psychiatrist
 Pelican Bay State Prison  $169,047.17   $30,247.34   $199,294.51

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13 posted on 06/05/2008 3:31:29 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: SmithL
HMMM Lessee... Reagan lowers taxes... Revenues go up..

Dems deny it.

Bush LOWERS taxes.. Revenue goes up...Dems still in denial...

Granholm in Mi raises taxes.. revenues fall... Warns us about new taxes..

California.. oh well, no one is listening any way...

(Never was about revenue anyway.. always about control..)

14 posted on 06/05/2008 3:31:54 PM PDT by drc43 (US won despite us... NOW what?... Nancy Pelosi)
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To: SmithL

A few billion here, a few billion there. - It adds up...


15 posted on 06/05/2008 3:32:11 PM PDT by bill1952 (I will vote for McCain if he resigns his Senate seat before this election.)
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To: SierraWasp

You know, I really take those state of being verbs for granted.

That should have read “That would BE all of us in California that are paying taxes.”

Yes, let’s retire the debt. How about taking some of that lottery money to do it? Because it sure hasn’t done CRAP for the schools.....


16 posted on 06/05/2008 3:43:18 PM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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To: SmithL

This is good way to get rid of Hollywood celebrity culture. They all start fleeing to more income-friendly places, then paprazzi cannot follow them and take picture all in one town.


17 posted on 06/05/2008 4:00:01 PM PDT by wo fat
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To: dragnet2
Well, if they were good, those CalPERS people could make much more money than that in private industry.

Recent performance suggests they actually aren't very good. ;)

So it's kind of a Catch-22 - the state can pay second-stringer investment management salaries that look extremely high by state government standards and settle for mediocre investment performance or go after some big-time performers who will demand $5 million dollar bonuses but in turn will make hundreds of millions more in returns for the state retirement funds.

18 posted on 06/05/2008 4:09:29 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ("One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word." -- Robert Heinlein)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

CalPers returns used to be much higher. Then they put a bunch of union people on the Board who decided that politically correct investments were better than financially sound ones.


19 posted on 06/05/2008 4:25:23 PM PDT by SmithL (Look at Hillary's marriage, and tell me she won't settle for second place)
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To: Argus
Let me outta this Golden State!

Really!

I read all these gloom and doom articles about California and wonder why more people don't just move.

20 posted on 06/05/2008 4:42:10 PM PDT by upchuck (Who wins doesn't matter. They're all liberals. Spend your time and money to take back Congress.)
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