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Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Originally Posted by Miborn
You are not serious are you?
If you are OH give me a frickin break! The Dems run that state! That is why nobody could believe he was even elected in the first place!
A fish rots from the head.............................
Or will we soon hear the other popular excuse? : Well, he's not a real Republican
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by LordBalfor
Well, considering that California is the 2nd most espensive state to live in (right after Hawaii) is it all surprising (or inappropriate) that teacher salaries are higher than the nationwide average? It's probably higher than the nationwide averages for MOST job classifications. Seems to me that if it's an expensive place to live then salaries are could/should be higher than average as well.
It doesn't exactly take a brain surgeon to figure that out..
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Ken
California's an expensive state due to the high taxes.
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by Miborn
You are not serious are you?
If you are OH give me a frickin break! The Dems run that state! That is why nobody could believe he was even elected in the first place!
Exactly! Arnold's attempts to balance the budget is always met with stiff opposition from the Demmies and the unions.
San Francisco is not in financial trouble, and it's basically as extremely liberal as a place can get.
where did you hear that?
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To close a projected $438 million shortfall, Mayor Gavin Newsom -- who is campaigning for the 2010 governor's race -- has proposed a "target" of 25 percent cuts to all city departments, including large reductions to health and human service programs that, combined with deep midyear spending cuts, mean the closure of some popular antipoverty programs this July 1.
The biggest single cost for people is HOUSING - and no where is that MORE TRUE than in California.
Ken
That's not the cost that is driving BUSINESSES out of state. Its the taxes & regulation. It's the businesses leaving that is causing the economic distress.
California housing has been higher then the national average since the early 70's and the state boomed until the late '90's. What's changed since then? The economic drag of all the stupid lefty anti-business laws, regs taxes and fees that have finally brought down the economy here.
You hit the nail on the head. California has always touted its "leading the nation" way of doing things. Afterall, who was the first to ban trans-fats in restaurants and enforcing plastic bag recycling containers in grocery stores statewide? Instead of focusing on true priorities and fiscal responsibility, they insist on making sure none of the union's feelings are hurt and that everyone gets a piece of the handout pie. The Obama Administration has made clear by its recent actions that California-dreaming is not a liability, but a model in which to lead the country.
While I generally agree with your comment here, it is more than just the unions. They also cater to business special interest too, plus any environmental group. They just can't objectively state and fund their priorities, practically all of their decisions are based on avoiding offending pressure groups:
As California's legislative leaders and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rushed to craft a budget compromise in February, there were two key political goals.
The first: Obtain enough votes to get it through the Legislature.
The second: Keep the state's richest interest groups happy with the result.
California ballot package caters to special interests - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee (http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1829631.html - broken link)
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