Jerry Brown: California's deficit is gone

SFGate ^

[chessplayer]

For the first time in five years, California is not facing a deficit as Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers work to put together a spending plan for the next fiscal year.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Did Gov. Moonbeam mention something about a “momentary high”?

The leftist Ahole has been “high” since the 70’s. Unfortunately his IQ has not.

[Domangart]

His irradiation treatment is over. No one uses chemo for the Prostrate.

[ronnie raygun]

The state calculator broke so we did it the old fashion way and lo and behold we are no longer in the red. Shell game learned from the ubango regime.

[SueRae]

And so is any semblance of the governor’s coherence and grasp on reality. Nutty statement.

[Uncle Chip]

For the first time in five years, California is not facing a deficit as Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers work to put together a spending plan for the next fiscal year.

Be careful, Californians, this declaration is a prelude for another round of raises for government employees and new programs.

[norwaypinesavage]

Governor Moonbeam is making the assumption that raising taxes will cause a proportional increase in revenue. No wonder he got the Moonbeam moniker.

[BwanaNdege]

“No one uses chemo for the Prostrate.”

Jerry Brown’s problem is not with his PROSTATE gland.

His problem is that he is prostRate to the gods of Liberalism.

“Definition of PROSTRATE - stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission;”

[Popman]

Even without a shortfall, California still has significant debt from accounting gimmicks used over the past decade. Brown estimated that what he calls the "wall of debt" would shrink from its current $27.8 billion to $4.3 billion over the next four years under his plan.

So each of the next four years California will run a surplus of six billion dollars to erase the $23.5 billion "wall of debt" ?

LOL...Moonbean must be smoking some serious weed...

He has no idea what will happen to the California economy for the next four years since every year they are losing jobs, business, legal tax paying populations and still have a huge illegals probelm

[ptsal]

This is one of those dynamic stories (fairy tales) that shift and dodge about much like a quarterback on a busted pass play. Just another Hail Mary toss from Jerry....

[exit82]

What is Brown smoking?

He can play with numbers all he wants, but you can bet his revenue projections are not going to be realized as the stampede from the once-Golden State continues.

In NJ, the revenue projection for the current year that ends on June 30th is off by over $ 700 million, including a very small impact from Sandy.

Five months to make up over $ 700 million? Not going to happen, even with Gov. Blimpie at the helm.

Brown;s debacle will be even worse.

Of the Dems in CA will solve the problem by raising taxes.

In thirty years they have managed to turn CA into a cesspool.

Democrats are the enemies of freedom.

[ptsal]

This is one of those dynamic stories (fairy tales) that shift and dodge about much like a quarterback on a busted pass play. Just another Hail Mary toss from Jerry....

[blueunicorn6]

Did you look at his projections?

“In April, the Venusians will land at Sacramento and give the the Governor twenty billion dollars.”

My Grandma can “project” to fix anything. Doing it is another story. And there’s the real story. Why does the press just report this baloney without questioning it? Propaganda.

[TaMoDee]

Thanks for the correction, Doc. Maybe they “nuc’d” Jerry’s brain since he has his head up his butt most of the time anyways.