California Special Election & Propositions - May 19, 2009

DisneyDaniel · 05-19-2009, 09:08 AM

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 is a special election day in California, with many state-wide propositions placed on the ballot by Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state's legislature, who are seeking more money since they've already wasted too much of it.

I am voting NO on ALL the state-wide Propositions 1A to 1F.

Prop. 1A especially deserves a NO vote, since this measure "extends" the recent tax increases for up to two "additional" years in exchange for a spending limit that doesn’t limit spending.

Andrew · 05-19-2009, 09:16 AM

What do you think will happen if 1A-1F fail?

scaeagles · 05-19-2009, 09:19 AM

You guys already have pretty much the highest state tax burden in the country next to New York, don't you?

I don't live there, but I'm voting no with you in spirit.

Betty · 05-19-2009, 10:12 AM

I already pay about 25% of everything I earn to the gov. NO MORE! THAT's IT. They need to learn to deal with less money. Everyone needs to cut back.

I say start at the top. How many of the top administrators really have a job that we can't live without? Or how about cut their pay? or benies? I don't have a pension. I don't get a car. I don't get 3 weeks of vacation.

I'm voting no on all of them.

I don't know what will happen if they don't pass. Perhaps we'll find out.

Morrigoon · 05-19-2009, 10:21 AM

Oh dear, I never mailed in my ballot

wolfy999 · 05-19-2009, 10:26 AM

Going at lunch....NO on all!

DisneyDaniel · 05-19-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

What do you think will happen if 1A-1F fail?

If the propositions fail and most Californians are seemingly going to vote "no" on them (according to polls), then I hope the state legislators will be forced to make even more budget cuts and spending cuts.

Even if the propositions passed, the state would still be in a major financial mess of $15 billion to $21 billion deficit.

The state's elected officials--like the rest of California's citizens--need to:
1) Live within your means.
2) Do your job.

We all have to live within a budget; so does the state. Our representatives were elected to make these tough decisions: quit trying to duck these decisions and do your job--balance the budget and cut spending.

scaeagles · 05-19-2009, 11:40 AM

Would that it will work out that way, but it won't. They may get voted down, probably will, but the government NEVER thinks it should have to do with less.

Kevy Baby · 05-19-2009, 11:47 AM

It isn't just an issue of the CA gov'ment spending too much, it is also an issue of significantly decreased revenue.

I'm still voting no, but wanted to consider all sides of the issues.

Alex · 05-19-2009, 11:51 AM

I blame the budget issues in this state as 30% the fault of the politicians and 70% the fault of past idiocy by the voters.

Nothing useful is going to get fixed until Prop 13 is repealed or significantly updated and the general proposition process is revised so I held my nose and voted yes on all of them.

The people of this state created an idiotic system, and so we get idiotic results.

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DisneyDaniel California Adventurer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 537	California Special Election & Propositions - May 19, 2009 Tuesday, May 19, 2009 is a special election day in California, with many state-wide propositions placed on the ballot by Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state's legislature, who are seeking more money since they've already wasted too much of it. I am voting NO on ALL the state-wide Propositions 1A to 1F. Prop. 1A especially deserves a NO vote, since this measure "extends" the recent tax increases for up to two "additional" years in exchange for a spending limit that doesn’t limit spending. __________________ Yes, I do LOVE Disney California Adventure. Disneyland is not so bad either ;-)
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Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	What do you think will happen if 1A-1F fail? __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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05-19-2009, 09:19 AM	#3
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	You guys already have pretty much the highest state tax burden in the country next to New York, don't you? I don't live there, but I'm voting no with you in spirit.
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05-19-2009, 10:12 AM	#4
Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	I already pay about 25% of everything I earn to the gov. NO MORE! THAT's IT. They need to learn to deal with less money. Everyone needs to cut back. I say start at the top. How many of the top administrators really have a job that we can't live without? Or how about cut their pay? or benies? I don't have a pension. I don't get a car. I don't get 3 weeks of vacation. I'm voting no on all of them. I don't know what will happen if they don't pass. Perhaps we'll find out. __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Oh dear, I never mailed in my ballot __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	Going at lunch....NO on all! __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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05-19-2009, 11:40 AM	#8
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Would that it will work out that way, but it won't. They may get voted down, probably will, but the government NEVER thinks it should have to do with less.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	It isn't just an issue of the CA gov'ment spending too much, it is also an issue of significantly decreased revenue. I'm still voting no, but wanted to consider all sides of the issues. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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05-19-2009, 11:51 AM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I blame the budget issues in this state as 30% the fault of the politicians and 70% the fault of past idiocy by the voters. Nothing useful is going to get fixed until Prop 13 is repealed or significantly updated and the general proposition process is revised so I held my nose and voted yes on all of them. The people of this state created an idiotic system, and so we get idiotic results.
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