Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "***You DON'T get to dictate what happens.*** Apparently he does though (or, "they" do is more like it). You claim he is in a small majority, and yet the "no taxes" folks voted in great numbers. Which is it?" Hence the problem. The voter turnout was meager. The state is overwhelmingly Democratic, and the GOP is only 1/3 of the voting block in the legislature. Yet because of the inane 2/3's majority rule, they get to stymy everything but yet offer nothing of substance of their own other than cut cut cut. But cut where? And moreover, cuts obviously aren't enough.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Interesting to note, the State Lawmakers 18% cut is really deserving.." Not to defend what they make, but you left out that the salary change doesn't go into effect until Deember of 2010, and that California has the 8th largest economy in the world. At some point, what they make is commensurate with the job at hand.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "You claim he is in a small majority, and yet the "no taxes" folks voted in great numbers. Which is it?" I didn't vote because I did not support the wasteful special election. I support carefully targeted tax hikes and maintenance of vital state programs. Basically, what this document suggests: <a href="http://www.cbp.org/pdfs/2008/0807_pp_cutsortaxes.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cbp.org/pdfs/2008/0...axes.pdf</a>
