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California is broke, 2010 budget edition

Submitted by RedMango on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 03:16
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Last month Californians were shocked to find that the state stealthily jacked up payroll taxes by 10%.  Republicans in the legislature voted overwhelmingly against it, but of course, there were like 2 of them left.  Sly accounting tricks couldn't save the state again for a $21 billion budget deficit projected for 2010.  The Democrat in charge of the budget in the Assembly has given up,

"I can't think of any good solutions," said Assemblywoman Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa), who chairs the lower house budget committee. 

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget-deficit18-2009nov18,0,7647152.story

She's a lot more honest than the Dems in every level of government have been so far .  

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raise taxes

Submitted by lgm on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 07:36.

The solution favored by a majority of Californians and a large majority in the California legislature is to raise taxes.  This is blocked by Proposition 13 and a small minority of Republican in the legislature who vote always as a block. 

Wasn't there a ballot question to do just that?

Submitted by Ironman on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 07:39.

and wasn;t it crushed by the voters?

Lib tax myth

Submitted by RedMango on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 10:32.

Where's this myth that California never raised taxes this year?  They DID!  CA raised payroll taxes by 10% on top of the $12 billion in tax hikes passed earlier this year.  Another lib myth busted.