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California governor Jerry Brown is full-tilt in favor of spending $68 billion on high speed rail and $14 billion on water projects, cheerfully ignoring that California can barely keep the lights on now. “You’ve got to build to accommodate the growth,” Brown said. “California is not stopping. We’re not some tired country in Europe.” I [...] American Leftist takes the interesting view that California Gov. Jerry Brown is just another out-of-touch, uncaring member of the 1%, and as such, supports them not us. Jerry Brown has never had kids, never had to rely upon the public educational system for his education, never had to worry about getting retrained in order to [...] The Kabuki Theater that is the California budget crisis continues. Republicans ask for the moon, then perhaps unknowingly use a classic Saul Alinsky tactic, while Gov. Brown freezes state hiring except for his staff and whomever else he might want to exempt. On Feb. 15, California Republican legislators demanded Gov. Brown enact his $12 [...] The budget proposes to offload state responsibilities like public safety and health services onto local governments, funding them for five years with money raised if voters approve the extension of tax hikes in June. This would include eliminating the California Division of Juvenile Justice. Local governments would be expected to house and manage the [...] During Governor Brown’s press conference Monday, he was asked what would happen if voters reject the continuation of taxes set to expire this year. He replied, take all the budget cuts we’re making now and multiply by 2. Ouch. The cuts he announced are already severe and draconian. They are across the board, and [...] From an in-depth Reuters article on California’s dismal financial situation. California faces an identity crisis. If the world’s eighth largest economy has any chance of restoring its former glory, it will have to reverse course drastically and quickly, becoming less socially progressive and more friendly to business. The Golden State doesn’t just need to go [...] CalWatchDog, who mostly focuses on California budget and economic issues, ponders why those hosting inagural parties for incoming governor Jerry Brown are calling him “the people’s governor” as such language has a strong leftist, almost Marxist tinge to it. I’m not suggesting these folks are commies. In fact, I know [Orange County Employee's Associantion president], [...] Faced with the two charging rhinos of the California budget crisis, these rhinos being higher taxes and fewer services, governor-elect Jerry Brown apparently will choose to adroitly sidestep them, allowing them to go charging into the laps of you, the voter, who will then decide what to do. This is political judo at its [...] Jerry Brown is now 10 points ahead of Meg Whitman, in what is a quite extraordinary resurgence. |  | ||||
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