California, Please Send A Message!
20 April 2009
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California citizens have a chance to tell the spendthrifts to go to hell. All it takes is an appropriate NO vote on 5 of 6 California 2009 ballot propositions.
In Late February sentiment was in favor of passing these propositions now sentiment is against all but 1E which is pretty innocuous but deserves to go down, and 1F which deserves to pass.
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Propositions Face Tough Road
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reports Special Election Ballot Propositions Face Tough Road.
The idea that one can borrow money from lottery proceedings to balance the budget is of course preposterous. And anyone voting for $16 billion in higher taxes either has holes in their head or is a direct recipient of the money.
In Move is up to California voters the LA Times reported "An average family of four with an annual income of $75,000 would pay about $963 more a year in taxes, according to a legislative analysis."
Bear in mind $16 billion is not even enough as California's budget has deteriorated by $8 billion since the legislature worked out the compromise. To close the ever-growing gap solely with tax hikes, Californians ought to be prepared to pay $1800 more a year in taxes.
Moreover, the "rainy day" spending curbs in Proposition 1A can only be enacted if the tax hikes are extended from two to four years."
Propaganda Blasting
California voters should be prepared for a blast of propaganda from teachers unions, police unions, etc, all promising Armageddon if the measures do not pass. Indeed that has already started according to an email I recently received from "NJ" who writes:
"Today was the first day of advertising for the special, statewide May 19 ballot in California for the 2009-2010 fiscal year California state budget and tax increase agreement. The radio is blasting pro-Tax advertisements at us. My girlfriend, a teacher, had her email inbox full from endorsements by the California Teachers Association and coworkers."
Send A Message
It's time to cut spending, not raise taxes. California, please send a message to the legislature for other states to follow. Tell the spendthrifts to go to hell. It's easy to do. Just vote No on 1A through 1E and Yes on 1F. And I still want to see "Proposition Mish" to lower the pay of all government employees starting with the California legislature.
Enough Is Enough: Let The Tax Revolts Begin
Nationwide, we need to elect representatives who will cut spending, not raise taxes or play shell games to hide deficits.
Mike "Mish" Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
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California Ballot PropositionsSentiment Is Changing
Seven statewide ballot propositions will be on a special May 19, 2009 election ballot in California.
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Although the six ballot propositions (1A through 1F) are intended to close an approximately $42 billion budget gap, the California Legislative Analyst's Office, an agency of the state government, said in early March that tax revenues flowing into the state treasury are "well below" the projections it used earlier in the year, and that California's government now faces an additional $8 billion gap in addition to the earlier $42 billion gap.
In Late February sentiment was in favor of passing these propositions now sentiment is against all but 1E which is pretty innocuous but deserves to go down, and 1F which deserves to pass.
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Propositions Face Tough Road
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reports Special Election Ballot Propositions Face Tough Road.
California, March 25, 2009—California’s likely voters are divided on five of six propositions related to the state’s budget crisis that will appear on the May special election ballot, according to a survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) with funding from The James Irvine Foundation. Levels of support for Propositions 1A through 1E vary widely, but none has the approval of a majority of likely voters. However, in a signal of the mood of the electorate this year, an overwhelming 81 percent favor Proposition 1F, which would limit salary increases for state elected officials when the state faces a budget deficit.Shell Games
Eight weeks before the special election—called as part of the 2009–2010 budget agreement between the governor and legislature—those Californians most likely to go to the polls are feeling grim about the state of their state: The vast majority (77%) say it is headed in the wrong direction and see its fiscal situation as a big problem (85%). They give record low ratings to the legislature (11%) and to their own legislators (29%). Their approval rating for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (33%) has dropped to a new low among likely voters. For the first time, a majority of Republican likely voters (54%) disapprove of the job performance of the Republican governor.
The idea that one can borrow money from lottery proceedings to balance the budget is of course preposterous. And anyone voting for $16 billion in higher taxes either has holes in their head or is a direct recipient of the money.
In Move is up to California voters the LA Times reported "An average family of four with an annual income of $75,000 would pay about $963 more a year in taxes, according to a legislative analysis."
Bear in mind $16 billion is not even enough as California's budget has deteriorated by $8 billion since the legislature worked out the compromise. To close the ever-growing gap solely with tax hikes, Californians ought to be prepared to pay $1800 more a year in taxes.
Moreover, the "rainy day" spending curbs in Proposition 1A can only be enacted if the tax hikes are extended from two to four years."
Propaganda Blasting
California voters should be prepared for a blast of propaganda from teachers unions, police unions, etc, all promising Armageddon if the measures do not pass. Indeed that has already started according to an email I recently received from "NJ" who writes:
"Today was the first day of advertising for the special, statewide May 19 ballot in California for the 2009-2010 fiscal year California state budget and tax increase agreement. The radio is blasting pro-Tax advertisements at us. My girlfriend, a teacher, had her email inbox full from endorsements by the California Teachers Association and coworkers."
Send A Message
It's time to cut spending, not raise taxes. California, please send a message to the legislature for other states to follow. Tell the spendthrifts to go to hell. It's easy to do. Just vote No on 1A through 1E and Yes on 1F. And I still want to see "Proposition Mish" to lower the pay of all government employees starting with the California legislature.
Enough Is Enough: Let The Tax Revolts Begin
Nationwide, we need to elect representatives who will cut spending, not raise taxes or play shell games to hide deficits.
Mike "Mish" Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
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Biggest controversy must start with California–THE SANCTUARY STATE–that if you can sneak into America, the Angeleno’s will keep illegal immigrants afloat with all the welfare they can collect? It ’s not a joke to realize that since Proposition 187 that was derailed–never meant to be decided in the Supreme court , illegal aliens have been able take from legal people $$billions$$ in social services, thanks to the mainly Liberal Sacramento Assembly. Then their is Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) is available to illegal immigrants even if they do not have a valid Social Security number. The EITC Earned Income Tax Credit is the most accessible of the major entitlement programs and used by more people than food stamps or Medicare and is badly abused to the tune of $47 billion dollars, without paying in a cent into the system. In California taxes have risen to one of the highest in the land, through forced mandates of our government. Think about it? If you are in the low income bracket with a large family as many illegal immigrants seem to have, that family receives an average of $30,000 in governmental benefits! Yet they pay only about $9,000 in taxes per year. That creates a $21,000 shortfall that the American taxpayer has to make up according to the Heritage Foundation.
First and foremost we are a nation of laws, or as we are all anticipated? For years of previous administrations have neglected the illegal immigrant problem, to the detriment of American workers. Ever since the inception of the 1986 Immigration & Reform Act, signed into law by Ronald Reagan, the politicians have pushed for a new AMNESTY. In addition, anytime a new law has been drafted to combat the illegal immigrant occupation of our country, they have behind closed doors killed it or weakened it’s enactment. The law of given instant citizenship to babies intentionally born here, is a complete misinterpretation of the 14th amendment, after the civil war that emancipated African slaves.
It was never meant for (Anchor Babies) to give pregnant illegal alien mothers the right to legal status? The law has been badly mauled because the children can then draw on US education, free medical care, free baby delivery and after care, low income housing and it is a route to many government handouts. The major problem now facing the Obama White House is are the children of illegal immigrants to blame for their parents breaking the law? Obviously the left-wingers are to blame for this conundrum, but both parties have added to neglect to the sovereign laws of our nation. I think we should follow other countries “Rule of Law” and cement in place that children who have proven themselves can go to a place of higher learning. We desperately need a wide scope of professionals in Engineering, Science and 21st Century technology. But also remember that our government settles the largest population of new immigrants on Earth. What we don’t need is more poorly educated, non-English speaking, impoverished aliens, looking for handouts. Like other developed nations we must be very specific, who we pick and choose as new citizens.
We must also restrain ourselves from chain migration, who are liable to become a public charges, because the family sponsors have decided the US taxpayer should carry the financial weight?
We can thank our corrupt liberal politicians, judges in the past as drafting a passive law, instead of entering America being a criminal offense. Now we have uncountable number of illegal aliens squatting here, because of the absolute intentional neglect of our lawmakers. Is there any other country in the world, that makes illegally crossing into their sovereign territory a Civil Crime–I really don’t think so? Our laws deliberately drafted this way in favor of the open border, big Catholic church and special interest groups. To HXXX with the American people, who are forced to fight for their jobs?
But if American defeat the next Amnesty ready to pounce on the unsuspecting legal population, we must make an example in using the 1986 law. We as a people must build-on the E-Verify application, upgrade, modify to extract illegal job applicants from the workplace. Illegal immigrants who have overstayed visas, illegal crossed the border and children must be exempt from any pardon. All children of illegal parents that have committed crimes, been expelled or just deserted school should leave with parents in the usage of self-deportation. This is a compliance way to remove foreign nationals and any criminal businesses that employ them, must receive mandatory, fines, asset confiscation and prison terms. The use of a in-perpetuity E-Verify will be a ultimate deterrent and see movement of illegal labor and families packing and leaving under the term of “ATTRITION” We must force our reluctant politicians to be governed by–THE PEOPLE’S–WILL or face the dire consequences in the election process. This will surely happen when Sen. Reid, Speaker Pelosi and 48 other Senate lawmakers come up for re-election. They underfunded E-Verify, that obviously is working efficiently for them to kill it. Today I have heard Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano is approaching State governors to appeal the Real ID Act, that would add national standards for state-issued driver licenses and non-driver identification cards, Revising and tightening the laws on application for asylum and deportation of aliens for terrorist activity. That wouldWaiver laws that interfere with construction of physical barriers at the borders, to name a few statutes. So that means since the new Presidency, the Democratic run Congress are trying to revoke E-Verify and the Real ID act. My guess, is under this regime they will be rescinding the Federal program for State and local police called 247(g) that trains officers to arrest and detain illegal alien criminals.
The open border, free traders, special interest groups will use any contradictions, epithets, racial slurs to annul any new law–which they have done successfully up to now. But American should realize strongly, that this has nothing to do with a persons color, religion or ethnic background–and EVERYTHING–to do with being–CARTE BLANCHE–for parasite employers, who pay nothing to illegal immigrant upkeep? It’s left to Taxpayers? Its everything to do with billions of dollars spent, to pacify the big Catholic church, a portion of Liberal voters and others who see nothing wrong in loading citizens, residents down with sky high taxes. Supposedly the last White House promised no thoughts of a Path to Citizenship until the border was orderly and closed to undesirable With another drafted and secret Amnesty on the House and Senate table, like always–this is not the case. Drug smuggling and incessant illegal immigration is still very prevalent. The rumors from the new White House are clearly signaling another push for AMNESTY?
So go to these sites: VDARE, FAIRUS, JUDICIALWATCH, NUMBERSUSA, AMERICANPATROL, CAPSWEB & ALIPAC. The stakes are sky high because Amnesty means, thousands more will swamp the border looking for yet a 3rd—AMNESTY.
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