Thread: Gov. Brown Issues Ultimatum to CA Voters

"Give me more spending money or I'm gonna cut school funding".

Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing a $4.8 billion cut to public education funding if his proposed tax hikes are not passed by voters on the November ballot.

I guess it's okay now to use students as a bargaining chip in the quest for higher taxes. Nice, real nice.

Brown proposes to raise the income tax on those making $250,000 or more a year and boost the state sales tax by a half cent.

If voters reject the tax increases, Brown's budget will call for an automatic cut of $4.8 billion to the K-12 public education system.

Looks like he can count on the teachers union to help pressure the voters.

Brad Barnes of the Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association says the cut in education funding could mean cuts in bus services, after school programs or classes like music or art.

"Education for kids is important. Without that our future won't be what it should be. Kids will lose out. People who make a lot of money can splurge to help out kids," said Gary Montgomery.

One wonders if that was part of the plan . . .

http://www.turnto23.com/central/30172437/detail.html

There's other things that could be cut but they always threaten schools, police and fire departments.

No matter what choice he makes, the State is going downhill.

It's a big learning opportunity though.

Governor Moonbeam: doing everything possible to drive businesses and productive people out of the state.

Originally Posted by Blackrook

There's other things that could be cut but they always threaten schools, police and fire departments.

They certainly aren't going to cut welfare payments to people who might burn LA down again.
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Sometimes, it almost seems like the plan is to build public infrastructure to the point were wealth distribution becomes necessary to prevent the whole thing from crashing to the ground.

It's the same old game.

Threaten to cut the children's education... not the bloated school administrations.

Threaten to cut the children's education... while you spend millions on new gay and lesbian education.

Threaten to cut first responders... while you protect prison guards runaway salaries, benefits, and retirement.

Threaten to cut infrastructure... while you push a boondoggle high speed train that is a total fiasco and waste of BILLIONS.

This is all so scummy. I was never a Jerry Brown fan, but I thought he was at least an honest man... I was wrong on that account.

The Democrats have run the state of California into the absolute gutter.

Originally Posted by DonGlock26

They certainly aren't going to cut welfare payments to people who might burn LA down again.
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They certainly aren't going to eliminate the sales tax exemption for the multi-millionaire's new yachts!

Sales taxes are only for cheap stuff like Chevys and Toyotas!

Originally Posted by fiddlerdave

They certainly aren't going to eliminate the sales tax exemption for the multi-millionaire's new yachts!

Sales taxes are only for cheap stuff like Chevys and Toyotas!

The last time the messed with the Yachts it cost hundreds of good paying jobs for those who built, maintained, sold, and stored the yachts.

Luxury items can be done without, Toyotas and Chevys are a must.

When you tax something, you get less of it.

Yep, it's a very typical dirty, rotten trick: cut the popular stuff first, not fat pensions for pencil-pushers.