[NormsRevenge]

Michael J. New, a Cato Institute adjunct scholar, is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama.

[goldstategop]

Whether this measure passes or not, a toughened Gann limit is still needed to keep a lid on spending and encourage lower taxes. It falls short of what's required but in politics the enemy of the good is insistence on the perfect. Bear in mind the Democrats oppose even a weak restraint on spending cause to their mind, it sets a precedent regarding the type of government we ought to have here in California.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[glorgau]

The underlying premise is that the legislature can not be trusted to be fiscally prudent. That is why the initiative is even out there. It is a sorry state of affairs that only the blunt instrument of a ballot initiative is available to the taxpayers of the state of California.

[SierraWasp]

Hain't this been purdy much whut yew been saying, calcowgurl??? I thank it is, by Golly!!! Shazzam!!!

[dalereed]

"Under this proposal, spending increases would be limited to average revenue growth for the previous three years."

What a pile of BS, what is needed is a reduction in the size of government and elimination of useless "services" and the personel that man them.

[editor-surveyor]

"This proposal would limit how much government could expand during times of prosperity"

What ever happened to the word "Shrink"?????????