Governor Schwarzenegger

ARTICLE: Governor Makes More Spending Cuts and Signs Bugdet Deal

tgaul — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:40:46 -0700

The LA Times reports that Governor Schwarzenegger has signed the budget plan after making several more cuts to state spending. These cuts were made in attempt to make up the $1.1 billion that were left unaccounted for in the proposed budget deal. Officials remain dubious that this will truly bring California out of debt.

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ARTICLE: How Politicians Bankrupted California

tgaul — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:54 -0700

This article on RealClearPolitics.com asks a series of key questions: What caused California's $24 billion deficit? What has given California the highest sales and gas taxes in the country, the highest vehicle license fees and second-highest top-bracket income tax? The blame should be placed on the politicians: the people who are in charge of California's spending practices and the people who need to start working for Californians and not the other way around. Read more >>

ARTICLE: Budget Solution Must Include Pensions

tgaul — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:55:32 -0700

This article illustrates how state employee benefits, such as pension plans, are blatantly exempt from Governor Schwarzenegger’s massive budget cuts. The author argues that it is both just and crucial to cut pension plans as part of the solution to the budget deficit.

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ARTICLE: CA Unemployment Fund Short by Billions

tgaul — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:13:16 -0700

In this article, the author describes the ominous condition of California’s unemployment fund and the numerous, ineffective solutions proposed by Governor Schwarzenegger.

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Press Release from HJTA: Welcome Back Arnold

tgaul — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:52:06 -0700

Press Release from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
May 2, 2009
Welcome Back Arnold

Taxpayers who defeated Prop. 1A: “Governor has seen the light.” Read more >>

To Get His Way, The Governor Issues Threats

Jon Coupal — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:40:33 -0700

Polls show that the revenue shifts and tax increases contained in the six measures placed on the May 19th Special Election ballot by the Legislature and governor are not going over well with voters. Californians are angry. They are already paying the highest taxes in the nation and are in no mood to increase taxes at a time when they risk losing their own savings, jobs and homes. Read more >>

ARTICLE: Fat Public Sector Sickens California

jmonma — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:28:51 -0700

In this article, George Will from The Washington Post describes how California's budget crisis results not from the state or even nation wide economic conditions, but from the severely ingrown California Legislature. However, Will proposes that the upcoming election ballot is the chance for Californians to push back and to reestablish themselves in California's political process. This is a must-read for those planning to vote on May 19.

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Governor and Lawmakers Increase Prop. 1A Campaign Efforts

tgaul — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:17:12 -0700

ARTICLE: Desperation Bid

tgaul — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:23:37 -0700

This article in The San Diego Union-Tribune describes how the May 19 special election ballot is a futile attempt to fix the same budget deficit that Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget deal purported to solve. As the article states, both pieces of legislation are merely “products of a corrupt political establishment in Sacramento.” Which is the bigger sham? You decide.

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Who Supports Prop. 1A and Wants You to Pay Higher Taxes?

dcota — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:08:55 -0700

There are several organizations that actually benefited from the budget "deal" struck back in February, including the whole cabal of powerful special interests that profit from higher spending. These organizations and interests are now trying to preserve the special treatment they received by working for the passage of Proposition 1A. Read more >>