If the state stopped paying for the social services of illegal immigrants, the state would have much more cash in the General Fund. The state would not have any need of putting bonds on the ballot.
Revolting alright.
Want to save money and lower taxes? BUST THE FRICKEN UNIONS!!!
I don't think even most liberals who make more than 50K a year, feel undertaxed. That is why the game plan is to soak the rich. But doing that does not raise much revenue, particularly in the long term, when the rich decide to make the residence in Las Vegas, and live in California 185 days a year, and not one day more. Hordes already do that, including a couple of my clients. There really isn't much more revenue to soak out over the long term, except through economic growth.
He gets it wrong in the first sentence. California voters are not deeply liberal. They are mostly disconnected. Lately they've been siding with Dems, but to do that all you need is to be Democrat leaning.
The problem in California is that the actual Democrats who serve in office are so far, far to the left compared to the average Democrat who votes for them.
It is a dangerous assumption to say that Californians are deeply liberal, just as it was dangerous to assume that Californians were deeply conservative during the 50-year heyday of GOP electoral victories prior to the 1990s.
Seems illegal immigrants and Hollywood have jumped the shark for Californians too...
Interesting analysis, but Arnold just gave the largest amount of money to schools that the teacher's union could ever want. He already funded his own enemies and watch if the teacher's unions pay him back by coming out against him.
---The Los Angeles Times recently judged voters to be "cranky about tax increases and big-ticket bonds" ---
They voted for it; now they don't want to pay. What a surprise.
ping for later
IDB is on crack. CA is gone. Long gone.
They just move out of California and bring their liberal cancer with them. Maybe the individual states of this "Republic" should reserve the right to reject prospective residents based on their political preference.
We have had counties and states reserve the right to become havens for illegals, maybe that right should be expanded to include the right of states, as a member of a Republic, to reject liberals wishing to make a home in a State whose citizens reject liberals, their ideology, and the nightmare of having to live with them.
I perceive the analysis is correct. I keep on dipping my toes back into the CA community, statewide. Folks, newspapers, articles.
Deal with illegal immigration.
Enforce existing laws.
Stop financing liberalism.
(i know, but i can dream)