Submitted by CaliforniaScreaming on June 30, 2009 - 7:45pm.
While collecting signatures for petitions here in California people still have no clue of what the IOU's will mean or have no idea it is coming or don't care. Talking to the average Joe or Joan their attitude is we'll cross that bridge when it passes. When services get cut and family members get denied then they react. Unfortunately our society just acts or reacts only to critical mass. So I say LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR!! The state will then see what it is made of. Everyone's attention will be called and either people will chant for tax increases or chant for budget cuts. We need finality and closure. Take a course and see where it goes. Until now the average Joe or Joan is asleep and the phone is about to ring and it is 3:00 AM. This may not be good for the public employee unions. The more and more people find out about their largess then they get appalled.
I think Republicans should allow all fees and taxes that has a set fee or cost to grow with inflation. That is only consistent with their belief government should only grow with inflation and population. So the cigarette tax should increase yearly at inflation, alcohol tax, gas tax, license fee, etc. Otherwise the state will consistently get revenue shortfalls because the revenue is not growing at the rate of inflation.
IOU Tick tock
While collecting signatures for petitions here in California people still have no clue of what the IOU's will mean or have no idea it is coming or don't care. Talking to the average Joe or Joan their attitude is we'll cross that bridge when it passes. When services get cut and family members get denied then they react. Unfortunately our society just acts or reacts only to critical mass. So I say LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR!! The state will then see what it is made of. Everyone's attention will be called and either people will chant for tax increases or chant for budget cuts. We need finality and closure. Take a course and see where it goes. Until now the average Joe or Joan is asleep and the phone is about to ring and it is 3:00 AM. This may not be good for the public employee unions. The more and more people find out about their largess then they get appalled.
I think Republicans should allow all fees and taxes that has a set fee or cost to grow with inflation. That is only consistent with their belief government should only grow with inflation and population. So the cigarette tax should increase yearly at inflation, alcohol tax, gas tax, license fee, etc. Otherwise the state will consistently get revenue shortfalls because the revenue is not growing at the rate of inflation.