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fujiyama

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8. The state needs to do something about public employee pensions

Sat May 12, 2012, 11:12 PM

May 2012

I know that even mentioning that is anathema on this site, but when prison psychologists are making several hundred grand a year and can collect a pension after just working a few years, something is really, really wrong with your state. At the same time, tuition at the UC's has skyrocketed (I wonder how much the president of those makes)...

Californians are heavily taxed as it is. And the cost of living is insane. Though, I definitely agree on possibly increasing taxes for the ultra wealthy (i.e. the movie stars and silicon valley execs). And the state needs a way to bring in more revenue by property taxes, though repealing that proposition would also hurt many seniors on a fixed income.

It's a very tough situation and I get the impression Jerry Brown is doing all he can to address the situation. I don't envy him.

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(California) State budget deficit soars [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

That 5 Billion deficit Politicalboi May 2012 #1

Would the Federal Government allow such a 'legalization' to stand ? n/t PoliticAverse May 2012 #2

it's 16 billion not 5, and Prop 19 wouldn't have raised that much CreekDog May 2012 #18

Man, I would not want to be Jerry Brown. freethought May 2012 #3

Raise some fucking tax revenue already. I think any leader who does not levy tax should be earcandle May 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author earcandle May 2012 #5

The attitude of it can all be done via tax hikes cstanleytech May 2012 #6

He'd do that if he could, he's competent but the repukes block him flamingdem May 2012 #9

Yup it sucks that the majority of republicans in office are unreasonable. nt cstanleytech May 2012 #12

not a majority --Jerry only needs 1 or 2 and usually can't get them CreekDog May 2012 #19

I'm speaking nationwide for every single elected office. nt cstanleytech May 2012 #47

The repukes are not blocking him in CA. former9thward May 2012 #16

yes they are blocking him, it takes 2/3rds vote to pass budgets CreekDog May 2012 #20

No it does not. former9thward May 2012 #24

not for raising taxes, which requires 2/3rds --true a budget w/o tax increases can pass w/ 50%+1 CreekDog May 2012 #32

"The Giants lost to the Dodgers today, 9 to 5" KamaAina May 2012 #33

They are so blocking him --they wouldn't even allow him to put the tax measure on the ballot! CreekDog May 2012 #46

As usual you move the goalposts when you don't have the facts. former9thward May 2012 #48

the context of the discussion was that you misleadingly said Republicans weren't blocking him CreekDog May 2012 #50

The Democrats in the state legislature are blocking his cuts. former9thward May 2012 #57

now you're blaming Democrats for it --you're relentlessly trying to get Republicans off the hook CreekDog May 2012 #58

Another strawman by you. former9thward May 2012 #59

you are wrong backwoodsbob May 2012 #29

It takes 2/3 to raise taxes, that is true, a budget w/o tax changes can pass with 50% +1 CreekDog May 2012 #31

CLEARLY I wouldn't want to know you NT backwoodsbob May 2012 #43

He is not a "repub disrupter". He is a Californian. KamaAina May 2012 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author KamaAina May 2012 #37

:) CreekDog May 2012 #42

take 100% of George Clooney's fortune? take 100% of all those hollywooders fortunes? good luck. rykytr May 2012 #7

Jealous much? Tikki May 2012 #13

what's with this 100% bullshit? 0rganism May 2012 #28

The state needs to do something about public employee pensions fujiyama May 2012 #8

More of an issue is property tax -Prop 13 made them ridiculously low nt flamingdem May 2012 #10

Really? My property tax is rediculously high itsrobert May 2012 #15

1% isn't ridiculously high CreekDog May 2012 #22

My taxes with Melo Roos are cloers to $8K yearly itsrobert May 2012 #40

do you live in a good school district? CreekDog May 2012 #41

$380K itsrobert May 2012 #44

They wouldnt be were it not for their funding CreekDog May 2012 #45

Californians pay some of the highest property taxes in the nation in spite of Proposition 13 slackmaster May 2012 #17

that's cheap. CreekDog May 2012 #23

I paid $140 K for it in 1994 slackmaster May 2012 #26

No one is seriously talking about repealing Prop 13 for residential property KamaAina May 2012 #35

Perhaps not, but it's such a small piece of the state's revenue that it wouldn't do squat... slackmaster May 2012 #56

You get to write them off though, right? earcandle May 2012 #51

Property tax can be written off of FEDERAL taxes, if you own your home and itemize your deductions slackmaster May 2012 #55

Don't worry, I agree too and even Brown himself has acknowledged so. alp227 May 2012 #11

Or Meg Whitman? savalez May 2012 #54

UC Presidents' salaries... rayofreason May 2012 #14

only a very small part of the budget CreekDog May 2012 #21

CSU has addressed the issue of administrative salaries KamaAina May 2012 #36

take your shot using this calc.... IamK May 2012 #25

Pulu Si Bagumba! slackmaster May 2012 #27

I balanced the budget on tax increases and prisoner releases 0rganism May 2012 #30

0rganism for Governor! KamaAina May 2012 #39

I get the sinking feeling we're being played KamaAina May 2012 #38

hmmmm.... earcandle May 2012 #52

Brown said nothing when Oakland Police repeatedly and with malice coalition_unwilling May 2012 #49

It would be awesome to get a real Democrat, and shame the shit out of the Republicans so they earcandle May 2012 #53