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vinny9698

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Tue Nov 10, 2015, 05:35 PM Nov 2015

5 Reasons California Went From A $42 Billion Deficit To A Surplus [View all]

http://www.nationalmemo.com/the-5-best-ideas-from-californias-progressive-resurgence/
1: Independent Redistricting Commission
2: Reinstating Majority Rule On The Budget
3: Online Voter Registration
4: Asked Voters To Raise Taxes
5: A Massive Turnout Effort

"With a little democratic reform and a lot of civic participation, California made change happen fast. And the fact that the Golden State often sets trends for the rest of the nation must terrify Republicans."

Now if we can repeat this success in other states.
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Shouldn't #1 be "no Republican governor" ? nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 #1
Exactly! He's the one who pushed for the tax increase and the rest of the stuff on that list! nt SunSeeker Nov 2015 #2
#1 should be the complete marginalization of the state GOP Jack Rabbit Nov 2015 #14
Despite all the California bashing Wellstone ruled Nov 2015 #3
Well I guess they need it more n2doc Nov 2015 #10
California lost out on the Tesla deal strickly Wellstone ruled Nov 2015 #12
Governor Jerry Brown should get all the credit Jon Fogerty Nov 2015 #4
He could have made a great president cprise Nov 2015 #9
Perhaps not all the credit, but BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #15
And this is after totally getting screwed over by Enron for a few billion dinkytron Nov 2015 #5
Indeed, the whole 2000 energy debacle cprise Nov 2015 #7
The elite's vaunted intellegence cprise Nov 2015 #6
I hate to say it, but you neglected one of the biggest reasons frazzled Nov 2015 #8
Stopping abuses was good. musiclawyer Nov 2015 #11
That was good, but it was more a consequence of the cleanup than the cause. bemildred Nov 2015 #16
Many here would argue it wasn't good at all frazzled Nov 2015 #19
So there are no hungry kids in CA? And everyone who wants to is gainfully employed jtuck004 Nov 2015 #13
It's only been 4 years, give them a break. Anyway 70% voter turnout is awesome accomplishment lostnfound Nov 2015 #17
No, I will wait until the work is done. I know some don't care, as long as they get applause. jtuck004 Nov 2015 #18
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