Why are they doing ballot initiatives to raise taxes?
Governor Arnold S. sponsored a special election a few years ago, with a package of tax increases to be voted on. Even liberal California voted these taxes down. There were 5 proposed tax increases on the ballot, if I recall correctly, and all five were voted down with well over 60% voting no.
And why does this go to the voters? Why doesn’t the legislature and governor earn their salaries, and deal with the structural finanancial problems, by doing their job and passing legislation?
Is it all political, so that the legislature and governor can say the people voted for taxes, not them???
Then, if the tax increases are voted down, then what does Jerry do?
Moonbeam created this problem when he authorized public employee unions during his first run as gov.
Chickens comin’ home to roost.
“Then, if the tax increases are voted down, then what does Jerry do?”
Goes to the court, they overturn the will of the voters and the tax increase goes into effect.
That is pretty much what happens in Kalifornia. People there are just too stupid to do anything. I have no sympathy.
“Then, if the tax increases are voted down, then what does Jerry do?”
I don’t know, tell me. Seriously, I can’t wait for the ballot measures to all fail. I hope that they all stay on the ballot to insure that none of them passes. They say it is “unconstitutional” for a state to go bankrupt. So tell me, when a state is out of money, isn’t that the functional equivalent of being bankrupt irrespective of what the Constitution says? As a life-long Californian, I want the State to go under with the RATs at the helm. They’ve made this mess, they need to be held to account for it.