Just how clueless are California’s Democratic State Legislators?
One thing I have noted since I arrived in DC in that there are fewer vacant store fronts per street block than there were in Los Angeles. Probably has something to do with the need to provide services to the increased amount of people on the government payroll in this town.
And since tax dollars don’t flow to California cities like they do to a jurisdiction’s capital, higher taxes will only help improve the economic picture in one (once-)Golden State city–Sacramento, so it’s hard to see who the latest plan our state legislators are debating in that city will help entrepreneurs raise the capitol they need to fill those store fronts in Los Angeles:
The Democrats who control the Legislature have fired their opening salvo against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s spending blueprint, which proposed eliminating California’s welfare program and cutting deeply into other state services, by proposing that the state rely instead on billions of dollars in new taxes to balance the budget.
Emphasis added.
Seems that Democratic legislators are more concerned about maintaining existing government programs than ascertaining the causes of our state’s economic malaise.
If they want to increase the state’s revenues, they’re going to have to improve the state’s business climate. And raising taxes while delaying corporate tax breaks won’t do anything to improve that climate, instead will prevent entrepreneurs from expanding their operations and bringing on new talent.
By contrast, lowering taxes would most help small businesses, you know those enterprises which create the most new jobs. And you’d think that in a state where one in eight people are out of work, our state legislators would want to do something which might make it easier for those looking for jobs to find one.
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They want us to NOT have a job, they want us Not to have our own money, they want us to depend on them get it. This is the plan and they really don’t care about what is happening to us as you can see what Obama does NOT do. He could care less about the oil gushing or if anyone is working. He wants to be KING of the world don’t you know. If you haven’t watched Beck lately you should we are in a fine mess. Friday we will learn who our black founders are. Did you know about that? I didn’t.
Comment by jann — May 27, 2010 @ 1:50 am - May 27, 2010
Taxes go up. Productive people (Republicans) leave. Social parasites (Democrats) stay, perpetuating the Democrats hold on power. It’s a formula that’s worked well in New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois…
Democrats don’t care if everything falls apart as long as they can rule over the rubble. Look at Detroit.
Comment by V the K — May 27, 2010 @ 7:12 am - May 27, 2010
And the one eyed man ruled the land of the blind.
When your entire world view revolves around the notion that you know best how the rest of us should live our lives you never look beyond your ‘open’ view of life. The very thought that someone might have a different idea about how to live their life is foreign and a threat to their world. It must be stamped out and driven to irrelevance. Thus begins the road to serfdom and dictatorship.
Comment by Delusional Bill — May 27, 2010 @ 9:23 am - May 27, 2010
Wow Bill that’s the most depressing thing I’ve read in a long time; depressing because its true. I think I have a new definition of “progressive.”
Comment by Grizzly Glenn — May 27, 2010 @ 10:38 am - May 27, 2010
Well to steal another old saying and add a twist.
The road to hell is paved with Good PROGRESSIVE intentions!
Comment by Delusional Bill — May 27, 2010 @ 4:44 pm - May 27, 2010