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The Democrats can put up a tax increase proposal too and the voters can have a choice between two philosophies. If I were a betting man, I'd say their verdict is no contest.

I'd like to think that, too. But the voters in Cal have a dismal history of approving darn near every ballot proposal to borrow money that came along over the last ten years; the election of Arnold hasn't changed their idea that all that money is free. Since over 50% of the tax revenues garnered in Cal go down the RAT hole of public education, and since the moron parents who have children in the system want the "best", they are likely to go along with any proposal to raise everybody's taxes to support the school system, such as it is. All the RATs have to do is scare the parents and bingo - more borrowing, more taxes. That formula has worked for the RATs over and over again.

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Well if you had a long term to repay the money, it is essentially free. Why worry when your heirs pick up the tab for you? Enjoy your time on Earth today and leave the worries about the debt to the next generation when you're no longer around.