[socal_parrot]

Contacts-

SB 1520 "Soda Tax"- Sen. Ortiz(D)- 916.445.7807

SCA 12 "Bullet Tax- Sen. Perata(D)- 916.445.6577

AB 1058 "SUV Tax"- Ass. Pavley(D)- 916.319.2041

Democrats on the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committe-

Chairman, Senator Jack Scott- 916.445.5976
Dede Alpert- 916.445.3952
Debra Bowen- 916.445.5953

[socal_parrot]

I left Senator John Burton off of the list of Democrat members of the Taxation and Revenue Committee. It really doesn't matter about him though, he hasn't yet met a tax he doesn't like. He can be reached at 916.445.1412.

[socal_parrot]

Cha-ching ping!

[d14truth]

The 'challenged' Senator Ortiz misunderstood her constituency. They were asking her to consider a 'VAT' tax, and she introduced a bill that would, in effect, have been a FAT tax.(As a RAT, every TAX is a good tax, so it will probably be reintroduced with language to the effect that it is 'for the children').

[Burlem]

Also the Bill Mill wants to triple the car license tax, The Goober wants to put a multi-million dollar bond on this November ballot that would provide housing for the homeless. I can see it now, all the homeless people from all over the other 49 states will make it to California. lol Oh yes, they want to increase hte sales tax. The goober has increased California spending by 36% since he was elected. Yea! democrats, Scheesh

[Wolfie]

One correction - the "soda tax" is not the gateway tax leading to taxes on other fatty and sugar-laden foods. The cigarette tax is the gateway tax leading to the soda tax, etc. Always start at the beginning, it makes the problem easier to understand.

[Chad Bagwell]

They want to kill coke to FIGHT fatness? Doesn't coke have caffine? Doesn't caffine make people hyper? Don't hyper people lose weight? No wonder California's going to fall off into the ocean. Hope you can swim!

[OC_Steve]

That's OK, with the new terror warning about a possible threat to supermarkets and malls, I won't be able to go and by my Cactus Cooler anyway. Good thing there isn't a warning on liquour stores, I am already paying taxes on my Red Hook.

Of course this will all be moot due to the fact that we won't be able to buy cars here in California. We'll all be hoofing it to the local store. Mine is mile away downhill. I'll burn off my fat in no time walking back home.

Heck, there is always the wonderful Anaheim water. Yum, nice and crunchy!!!