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Perata cancels vote on $10 billion tax increase for California budget
Halfway to Concord ^ | 7/29/8 | Bill Gram-Reefer

Posted on 07/29/2008 6:00:12 PM PDT by SmithL

The Sacramento Bee reports that California State Senator Don Perarta has called off a budget vote, largely because he can’t find more than 25 votes to pass a $9.7 Billion tax increase. Meanwhile, the California Democratic Party has donated $250,000 to help Don Perata pay off his legal bills, as the Senate Democratic leader continues to rack up expenses fending off an ongoing FBI corruption investigation. Time to blow up the box, Arnold.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: budget; ca; perata; taxandspend
I'm still waiting on Blowing up Boxes in Sacramento.
1 posted on 07/29/2008 6:00:12 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

16 bill in services to illegal and no ideas on how to cut spending


2 posted on 07/29/2008 6:11:39 PM PDT by purpleraine
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To: purpleraine

sorry, that’s only 14 bill.


3 posted on 07/29/2008 6:12:19 PM PDT by purpleraine
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To: purpleraine

That’s the only thought I ever have when I hear about all this hand wringing over the budget and it sure does cheese me off!


4 posted on 07/29/2008 11:11:44 PM PDT by Califreak (Time to give the empty suits a one way ticket to the cleaners!)
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To: Califreak

all the trouble we have in Cal and illegals walk around with a free government credit card


5 posted on 07/30/2008 11:40:36 AM PDT by purpleraine
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