More tax increase propostions TERMINATED by state voters, liberals and cryin’ Arnold begin the blame game

Voters decided yesterday on the increase in tax measures, and the propostions failed miserably, much like those running the state itself. are to decide on five propositions aimed at shoring up California’s finances and another that would freeze state salaries. One measure that did pass in California w as Proposition 1F. Proposition would prevent pay raises for legislators and statewide officeholders in deficit years. Gee, novel idea doncha think? But of course now, the liberal whiners are all up in arms that the increase in tax measures failed. Here’s a sample from the L.A. Times:

Rightly or wrongly, voters in the special election refused either to extend new tax hikes or to cap state spending. They also declined to unlock funds that they had voted in better financial times to set aside for special purposes.

Nearly a century after the Progressive-era birth of the state’s ballot-measure system, it is clear that voters’ fickle commands, one proposition at a time, are a top contributor to paralysis in Sacramento. And that, in turn, has helped cripple the capacity of the governor and Legislature to provide effective leadership to a state of more than 38 million people.

The Sacramento Bee also got in on the action. The Bee’s editorial basically told Californians to F**k off (title: “You did it! Uh, so now what?”). This didn’t go over so well with readers and Rush Limbaugh. Since the “The Bee” yanked the editorial and replaced it with a with a cut down version.

Hotair also has a video by ReasonTV as to why these tax hike props failed. In a state thats already the highest taxed state in the nation, those who voted for no tax increase are fickle now? Even those “wonderful Americans” in San Francisco? Well, I guess this mean less cross country flights for Arnold (that it while he’s still Governor) to visit Obama.

Other sites covering the voters becoming THE  TERMINATOR of tax increase in California

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May 20, 2009 · Filed Under Taxes


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  • http://structuringchaos.wordpress.com Jim Fister

    I’m not missing living in CA, that’s for sure. It’s going to take a lot of negotiation and a lot of courage to make sense of the budget, and I’m not sure that California politicians have a lot of skill in the former or any of the latter. I wish them luck, though. As a high-tech guy, I’d hate to see all the good workers flee and take the sector with them.