A Tale of Two Governors (Reagan and Davis)

American Prowler ^ | 12/30/02 | Peter Hannaford

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping and the post!

Great story about Reagan!

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[blastdad51]

Davis already has my wallet in his crosshairs. That's how he plans to handle this budget mess he caused

[Rogle]

I hope you all raise taxes right through the roof.

We here in New Mexico could sure use the businesses that you lose.

[Grampa Dave]

Here is a great answer for the Tax and Spend rats in the capitol and Herr Davis when they moan and moan that we can only increase taxes:

"There is absolutely no way you can grapple with a deficit of this magnitude without talking about some pretty serious tax hikes." Oh yeah? State Senator Tom McClintock, a Republican, says that 9.5 percent reduction in spending, kept in place for 18 months, would plug the deficit hole.

Of course the Tax and Spend rats can't consider any budget cuts, it might hurt the egos of some perverts on the dole.

[Gophack]

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[Gophack]

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[evolved_rage]

heheheheh

Bill Richardson. hehehehhe, right back at you....

[My2Cents]

[My2Cents]

I recall that Reagan instituted a 10% across-the-board cut on state agencies to help balance the budget. One has to assume that there is more fat in the state budget than back in 1967, so a 9.5% cut should be doable.

[snopercod]

good painting

[Grampa Dave]

He did that, and the left wingers were screaming then about the end of civilization.

In about one-two years, our budgets were balanced, and California was off on an economic boom with no increase in taxes.

When Moonbeam came in he ushered in the Era of Limits where no new power plants were built, and his band of do gooders began to divert money away from roads and infrastructure to buying votes.

Within a year, the counties and cities were increasing property taxes faster than a speeding bullet to pay for this social engineering being done at the local levels in the name of education, affirmative action, and just buying votes via grants, welfare, medical and jobs working to administer the new social progartms.

That brought on Prop 13 which saved our homes from the local tax and spenders in our cities and counties.

[My2Cents]

More Governor Reagan:

[SierraWasp]

There it is!!! Conservatism does work!!! It must be done again, in about four more years!!!

Reagan knew what many politicians choose not to know: that it's taxpayer money which runs government; not government's money, some of which taxpayers are permitted to keep. By the time he left office eight years later, Reagan had given back more than $5 billion (in 1974-75 dollars) to the state's taxpayers, in refunds, reductions and reduced license fees and tolls

[My2Cents]

Gray Davis and friend

[My2Cents]

By the time he left office eight years later, Reagan had given back more than $5 billion (in 1974-75 dollars) to the state's taxpayers, in refunds, reductions and reduced license fees and tolls

...and there was a state budget surplus.

[My2Cents]

[My2Cents]

[Carry_Okie]

When Moonbeam came in he ushered in the Era of Limits where no new power plants were built, and his band of do gooders began to divert money away from roads and infrastructure to buying votes.

Allow me...

hen Moonbeam came in his Chief of Staff, Gray Davis ushered in the Era of Limits where no new power plants were built, and his band of do gooders began to divert money away from roads and infrastructure to buying votes.

There's that's better. ;-)