California withholds tax refunds

CNN ^ | January 16, 2009 | CNN

[Zeddicus]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- California will not pay tax refunds for individuals and business that overpaid 2008 taxes, in order to conserve dwindling cash for priority payments including school spending and debt repayment required by state law, the state's controller office said Friday.

Other state checks to be postponed for 30 days include payments for vendors who provide services and products to the state government and state checks to a million aged, blind and disabled Californians to cover rent and utilities bills, State Controller John Chiang's office said in a statement.

[Chode]

NEVER, EVER... let the government owe you money!!!

[Radio Free American?]

Part of the problem....illegal aliens family benefits, paying cash under the table, lowering of prevailing wages and the drain it causes on society. That’s not the only reason, but one they brought upon themselves by opening the floodgates! Hard to make a dollar when the next guy will do it for a dime. No paycheck no taxes paid nothing to claim.

California is reaping the whirlwind.

Arizona, New Mexico and more will follow suit.

[Kickass Conservative]

I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a Hamburger today. - Wimpy

[Lurker]

Sage advice, that.

L

[Chode]

99% of anything with the word Studies in it, can go...

[CottonBall]

Simple solution. File your taxes. Show the refund as applied to 2009 tax liabilities. Don't send them any state income tax until the amount you owe matches the amount they refuse to send you.

Excellent solution.

[CottonBall]

Eliminate any curriculum ending with ‘studies’. Those people will either end up on welfare or as teachers.

[Always Independent]

Start RECALLING our elected bleeders.

[CottonBall]

They can start by cutting benefits to illegals, up to and including taxpayer-funded education and medical care.

Instead, the CA House voted to reduce requirements for children for the health care program (ie., illegals will now get it).

[Niteflyr]

and no one wants to address the 800 pound gorilla in the room... the cost of illegal Mexicans who have flooded the state...

[HangFire]

You gotta be kidding...

[adlucem]

roger that

[AnnaZ]

What makes this even more ridiculous was that San Fran, at the same time, is handing out "municipal ID" cards for undocumented folks... so that they can go to the library, and the museum... and receive medical benefits.

San Francisco offers municipal ID cards

2:00 a.m. January 16, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco yesterday began offering municipal identification cards to city residents, including illegal immigrants.

The cards, modeled after a program in New Haven, Conn., are available to anyone with photo identification, such as a passport, and evidence of residency, such as a recent utility bill.

The cards cannot be used to drive or buy alcohol. They are valid at libraries, banks, city health clinics and cultural institutions.

Supporters said the program will help people who have trouble getting government-issued IDs.

It's really quite a mystery why California is going broke.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

No revolution, this. It is a progression. The electorate is embracing socialism and clamoring for more.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Californians shouldn’t file their state tax returns then. Screw Sacramento!

[HangFire]

Not to mention Arnold asking for Federal funds (our tax money) to help bail them out. This is twice in less than ten years!