SPECIAL POST
California's citizens have had enough. The State Legislature and the Governors have traditionally been of the spend and tax mentality. In recent years, the state government has managed to skirt around the budget issues by raising taxes and raising taxes. Now, confronted with a drastic drop in tax revenues and a national economy that has put a drain on its social services and unemployment funds, the Legislature has come to the grips with the fact that one of the contributing factors is ...businesses have been flocking to nearby Nevada. And, of course, people who are unemployed aren't paying taxes. Real estate values are not only upside down, but in foreclosure; those tax revenues have plummeted.
The results have made national news, which doesn't need to be repeated here.
The fact is that the state government has ignored the plight of small business and of its citizens. In fact, they have responded to several special election ballot issues calling for more taxes to cover their wild spending that are very unpopular with the state citizens by threatening to put the state in bankruptcy. There's been no meaningful discussion of budget cuts, but the citizens have been put in the penalty box because... they have to come together and work as a team to bail Sacramento out.
Citizens have had enough with irresponsible government. The election, Tuesday May 19th, will probably find them firing round one by turning the tax proposals down. Round two will undoubtedly be filed next November when they vote the incumbents out of office.
Some how, some way, those who govern must be taught a lesson. And Congress is also in the cross-hairs.
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