[ElkGroveDan]

Of course if a Republican Governor tried this, the press would be all over him trying to get him to clarify what "not advocate a tax increase" means before he even left the room. With Daivs so far though it has been eerie silence. Sure boss whatever you say.

Good for LaSuer for bringing it up again. Davis has skated free on this for far too long.

[ElkGroveDan]

TAXPAYING PING (...and PAYING, and PAYING and PAYING)

[kellynla]

Only 201 days til we can throw the bums out! www.simonforgovernor.com

[Grampa Dave]

On 1 Jan 2002, thanks to Davis and the Tax and Rape Rats in Sacramento, a huge stealth tax increase went into effect across Kaliland.

These rats, who tax and rape the taxpayers increased the sales tax by 1/4 of a percent. So basically everything we buy and use in Kali land except for food and RX drugs had a tax increase.

Did anyone read about this Stealth Sales Tax Increase in the LA Slimes, the Bees, The Gayrhonicle or anyother fishwrap? Did any Kaliland tv phoney news channel address this increase?

Most people are not aware that we had a stealth sales tax increase.

SIMON THE SANE ONE!

[NormsRevenge]

GraYouT DeVious .. A Hapless Victim? Yeah, Right!

This sumobitch IS lucky he wasn't fragged in Nam.. He won't be so lucky in NoVember

Enough IS Enough Already.. CaliPornia ... Wake the Hell UP!!!!



SEMPER FI
Norm

[BornOnTheFourth]

OMG--these people are insane!

Since Davis assumed office three years ago, state spending has increased 37 percent - more than five times the growth in population.

There is NO excuse for this BS. A 37% increase in spending and what do we have to show for it?

Davis needs to be held accountable and needs to go!

[hattend]

BTTT

[John Jorsett]

Proposition 13 requires that any tax increase has to pass by two-thirds. Any Republican voting for one should be drawn and quartered. Also, another proposition that passed had a provision that state spending could only increase proportionate to population increases and inflation. It seems to me we must have violated that by now. I wonder why we haven't heard anything about it?

[Gophack]

Davis and legislative Democrats knew they were on a path of fiscal destruction and ignored all the warning signs. And now their only option is to come begging for more money.

Democrats don't beg for more money, they just take it. In my book, that's called stealing.

Fortunately, we still live in a Democratic Republic. Let's vote these guys out of office and elect people accountable to the citizens of our great state.

Go Simon!

[skeeter]

It's no surprise that cutting back on the state's generous 'safety net' of social services isn't considered an option.

[heleny]

SB 1520 by state Senator Deborah Ortiz, D-Sacramento, slaps a 21-cents-per-gallon tax on soft drinks - roughly five cents per can.

1 gallon of liquid = 128 ounces
1 can of Coca-Cola = 12 ounces
($0.21)*12/128 = $0.0197 = 2 cents per can
Ortiz: "I think you guys can afford 2 cents a can"
I think this SDUT author needs to learn math; our public schools don't do a good enough job.