Comments on: California Budget Crisis Diaries: Day Seven of the budget impasse

By: RUKidding

RUKidding — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:59:12 +0000

Let’s take the intractable budget crisis as an opportunity to begin division of California into two or more states.

This is the ONLY long term solution and is long overdue. This involves splitting the state into a socialist West California consisting of the strip of coastal land from L.A. to Mendocino County and a free East California consisting of Orange County, San Diego County, San Bernadino County, Riverside County, the Central Valley, and northern California if they so choose – basically the red sections of California. This division also results in nice, contiguous states with smaller and more governable populations and twice the representation in the U.S. Senate.

This “Cutting California Down to Size” proposition allows socialists to tax and spend to their hearts content while restoring some semblance of freedom to those of us who value it. Everything else is just more political bickering, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:16:22 +0000

Its typical banter from people who only have their own selfish interest at heart…..”I dont like this game so I am not playing” what kind of leadership is that? Bass is an ASS! Its time to reject and disband the entire state legislature tear up the state constitution and start fresh…A new State Governement….We can split the State north and south or new and old or ignorant and whatever just get it done….

By: Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:14:44 +0000

What is wrong with returning pensions to the 1999 levels? Those were the das when the budget tended to balance.

Reform welfare! California is so generous with sales tax money that we have 30% of the nation’s welfare recipients (http://www.nolanchart.com/article6581.html)

By: Conor

Conor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:54:02 +0000

The state needs the Big 5 to come together and negotiate a solution that addresses the heart of the problem. What California certainly doesn’t need are stop-gap measures that will create the pretense of a balanced budget but actually leave the state in more debt down the road. Accounting gimmicks like the proposed three percent withholding on independent contractors will not do. At just a two percent withholding, 70 percent of independent contractors will be over-withheld. This proposal amounts to an interest-free loan for the government that will leave the state in worse shape.

By: David Oates

David Oates — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:41:32 +0000

Seriously, this is no longer funny….

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:59:20 +0000

Schwarzenegger and the rest of the GOP in California have said its my way or else. They see this as a chance to destroy programs they don’t like, and if it destroys the state or impoverishes people they could care less. The idiots who live here bear a large share of the blame for recalling Davis and approving programs (like prop 13) that have taken revenue from the state. The Republicans do not care about people, the state, or the country, only the party.

By: rkozar

rkozar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:50:56 +0000

sounds like grade school bickering now, is that what the people of Los Angeles elected to represent them?

i know the people of LA like paying taxes they are at 9.75% sales tax and keep voting for more taxes. (i work in la but will never move there, something about paying $3-$5 in tax for lunch is stupid)

somebody should tell this lady to step aside if she dosnt want to do her job. theres plenty of other people who could and would do a better one then she is doing right now.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:48:26 +0000

I am sure she is well intended. But what is she doing to solve the problem other than blaming the Governor?