Republicans Refuse to Support Cash Crisis Bills—We Now Go To Crisis and IOUs

The Democrats are acting just like a cornered snake. They are out of options. Their fantasy socialist utopia is finished and they somehow want to keep it going for just another day, anything other than facing reality.

Suggestion, Grow up. Do your job and stop misleading the people of California into thinking that there ever was a time when government could take care of them. It is other people's money that you want and no, you can not have it.

The Democrats are acting just like a cornered snake. They are out of options. Their fantasy socialist utopia is finished and they somehow want to keep it going for just another day, anything other than facing reality.

Suggestion, Grow up. Do your job and stop misleading the people of California into thinking that there ever was a time when government could take care of them. It is other people's money that you want and no, you can not have it.

Clearly, the ponzi scheme was caused by the big banks off balance sheet plan cooked up in 1997 at Basel 2. I suggest that the federal government is responsible for this mess happening in many states, not just California. This is a fraud upon the American people that allowed liar loans and the housing bubble. Wake up people.

The Democrats presented a reasonable proposal which would have saved $3,000,000,000. The governor and Republicans' response was almost sadistic. That new $3B hole will need to be filled somehow. The Republicans are marketing themselves are fiscally conservative. Neither party is. The difference is that the Democrats, at least this time, would like to see the money go for childrens' education and medical care. The Republicans would prefer it go toward creating a crisis and creating a self-aggrandizing illusion which they hope will garner votes.

The Democrats presented a reasonable proposal which would have saved $3,000,000,000. The governor and Republicans' response was almost sadistic. That new $3B hole will need to be filled somehow. The Republicans are marketing themselves are fiscally conservative. Neither party is. The difference is that the Democrats, at least this time, would like to see the money go for childrens' education and medical care. The Republicans would prefer it go toward creating a crisis and creating a self-aggrandizing illusion which they hope will garner votes.

The Democrats presented a reasonable proposal which would have saved $3,000,000,000. The governor and Republicans' response was almost sadistic. That new $3B hole will need to be filled somehow. The Republicans are marketing themselves are fiscally conservative. Neither party is. The difference is that the Democrats, at least this time, would like to see the money go for childrens' education and medical care. The Republicans would prefer it go toward creating a crisis and creating a self-aggrandizing illusion which they hope will garner votes.

The Democrats presented a reasonable proposal which would have saved $3,000,000,000. The governor and Republicans' response was almost sadistic. That new $3B hole will need to be filled somehow. The Republicans are marketing themselves are fiscally conservative. Neither party is. The difference is that the Democrats, at least this time, would like to see the money go for childrens' education and medical care. The Republicans would prefer it go toward creating a crisis and creating a self-aggrandizing illusion which they hope will garner votes.

The Democrats presented a reasonable proposal which would have saved $3,000,000,000. The governor and Republicans' response was almost sadistic. That new $3B hole will need to be filled somehow. The Republicans are marketing themselves are fiscally conservative. Neither party is. The difference is that the Democrats, at least this time, would like to see the money go for childrens' education and medical care. The Republicans would prefer it go toward creating a crisis and creating a self-aggrandizing illusion which they hope will garner votes.

The Democrats presented a reasonable proposal which would have saved $3,000,000,000. The governor and Republicans' response was almost sadistic. That new $3B hole will need to be filled somehow. The Republicans are marketing themselves are fiscally conservative. Neither party is. The difference is that the Democrats, at least this time, would like to see the money go for childrens' education and medical care. The Republicans would prefer it go toward creating a crisis and creating a self-aggrandizing illusion which they hope will garner votes.

Digital Texan...Texas has and most likely will create a mythic fantasy of itself so you may want to be careful to avoid hypocrisy. Also I hate to confuse you with facts but realize Prop 13 here in California was a Republican initiative. That means that state legislators have to rely on state income taxes to make up the difference. This leads to economic instability during low business cycles. Texas on the other hand has very low state income taxes and very high property taxes which creates more stability. Republicans here hate change and are just being pridefully stubborn and stuck on principle to tackle root problems. Many of which originally derived from their flawed and now outdated policies.
Just remember...California will ALWAYS adopt to change faster and more dynamically than Texas. Its infrastructure, protection of wildlife and public school system for 50+ years (re: your socialist utopia comment) was way ahead of anything Texas had accomplished. California invests in its people and the reason today the Texas k-12 education system looks good on paper is that they lowered their standards while we raised them. California always rises from the ashes with innovative solutions to complex problems while you will most likely still be living in Tex-ass. Personally, I prefer beaches and fine with paying a small fee for state parks than having to market oneself on an invented myth.
P.S. My observations have noticed that people who use phrases like 'grow up' tend to be the ones in need of taking their own advice. Enjoy.

The problem is the governor and the republicans Not the democrats. Even when the democrats find solutions that other republicans are willing to accept then the Governor says he will veto it. He is totally trying to manipulate everyone...and using the press to do so.
All the seniors and disabled and blind people affected certainly do not care for ARNOLD..OR should i say BENEDICT ARNOLD?

California has been re-electing incompetent, liberals for decades. Reap the whirl
wind. How about throwing out Pelosi, Boxer and Newsom. Dipsticks like them have been driving away businesses and rolling out the welcome mat for illegals for decades. They are making CA into a third world banana republic.

I personally don't like Pelosi, Boxer, or care for Newsom but it would be a stretch to call them incompetent. They are politicians whose objective is to get elected which they have succeeded at. At least they follow through on what they say (whether you agree or not and so don't have to vote for them) unlike the majority of Republicans.
The Governator within in the first 3 months went against everything he said he was going to do once he got into office. His pansy ass backed down to the prison guard union which was severely abusing the system. They keep the prison numbers artificially high purposely to justify their existence and to collect overtime. Then because its PRE-tax tax dollars they can bill the state and taxpayers drying up most of the General Fund. Since Arnold has shown to be a bully and a coward he has nothing but his principles and to pick on the teachers and many of the unfortunate ones.

Also the notion that the Democrats are responsible for welcoming illegals is a misnomer. The majority of people and businesses who hire and benefit off of illegal labor has by far been the Republicans here in California for the last decade and got a free pass. People who think otherwise must have been sleepwalking or doing well enough to complain from their armchair. Also it was the Democrats who finally said NO to illegals abusing the hospitals for NON-emergency reasons. Democrats in California are about collecting income taxes and budgeting line items which they can't obtain from undocumented workers. You can't have it both ways and seem quite confused on the issues Michael. I'd recommend reading more or becoming better educated on how the system works instead of relying on media soundbytes and gut instinct but now the schools are all impacted which will further contribute to the downward spiral.

"You can't have it both ways and seem quite confused on the issues Michael."

Huh, what both ways. There is only one way out for California, elect republicans, boot democrats.

California has been a deep blue state for decades, hence its decline. California needs to pull its head out of its arse, accept that its flirtations with socialism have failed, fire the democrats responsible this disaster, pass legislation to stop liberals like the majors of LA and San Fran attracting in illegals with sanctuary city policies and get rid of the democrats who are being lead around on a leash by the unions.

News flash, California needs to get off its high horse and start drilling for oil. If CA was exporting oil it would have a massive source of extra income. It needs to stop wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on boondoggles like stem cell research. It needs to stop kissing the butt of the teachers unions. California teachers need to stop crying and teach. How do places with much larger class sizes and way less funding than CA kill CA in academic achievement? It because they don’t have lazy unionized teachers more interested in their big paychecks than actually doing their job.

"They keep the prison numbers artificially high purposely to justify their existence and to collect overtime."

Riiight. What a liberal you are. The prison numbers are artificially high. Let’s let all the poor misunderstood criminals out.

There is no give or take or negotiation in state government. For example, there is a great plan on the state parks. These parks are profitable. They bring money into local economies. The proposal was to raise fees by $15.00 per year - but give free access to the parks. This is an amazing deal for all Californians; the parks are so special. It should just be decided this is a good plan....

But....government is bogged down. Its all or nothing. there is no give or take.

Arnold wants its his way or

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/save-california-state-parks-from-closure

Yeah, someone like him who vacations in Hawaii and Ohio Luxury Resorts, has no - absolutely no idea - how special these parks are.

Arnold, its time to stop being so insanely block headed...

Save a tree - Save a Park - Save the Future.

There is no give or take or negotiation in state government. For example, there is a great plan on the state parks. These parks are profitable. They bring money into local economies. The proposal was to raise fees by $15.00 per year - but give free access to the parks. This is an amazing deal for all Californians; the parks are so special. It should just be decided this is a good plan....

But....government is bogged down. Its all or nothing. there is no give or take.

Arnold wants its his way or

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/save-california-state-parks-from-closure

Yeah, someone like him who vacations in Hawaii and Ohio Luxury Resorts, has no - absolutely no idea - how special these parks are.

Arnold, its time to stop being so insanely block headed...

Save a tree - Save a Park - Save the Future.

Micheal you do realize that a majority of Socialists are for a Republic form of government right? That Socialists and Liberals are historical enemies of each other including here in California going back 100+ years. Socialists also are for drilling oil here just down in an environmentally friendly manner since that just makes economic sense. You come across as someone who watches too much TV instead of knowing a thing about California history, past or present. I'd hardly call Stem Cell research a boondoggle but seriously what do you know about scientific research? Probably about as much as you know about economics, history, or politics is my guess which appears to be very little. Oh yeah, I forgot Republicans like you are afraid of books and classrooms because schools are a part of some giant conspiracy. FYI: a student in California is one of the LEAST funded in the nation in ratio to student:teacher and available funds. A number of administrators and a few tenured Faculty get fat paychecks but an average teacher barely makes a living wage when you add in the work they also do at home. At least each dollar invested into an educated citizen contributes to a 4 fold output in value into the economy.

Micheal since you don't seem to pay attention and fall for fear propaganda I will update your worn out rhetoric. The prison system is at least 180% capacity right now. The feds had to step in to lessen the burden by sending inmates to other states. A large majority of inmates are in there on a violation of parole. To keep the corrupt revolving door recidivism rates high they have let criminals out they know would be back to be able to reprocess them. No one is saying to release hard criminals. The fear propaganda claiming that Arnold wanted to free criminals who want to break in your home and rape or murder you was completely fabricated to make any politician look soft on crime and the sheeple fall for it every time. In fact I actually agree with the death penalty in principal but think it should be abolished here in California because sucks up too much of the states time and taxpayers money. They should also ship or bus back and demand reparations from countries whom we are holding non citizen inmates. Please stop being a mimicking mouthpiece and parroting pundits and look into the issues yourself. I don't want to have to support you for not learning to use at least a portion of the capacity for reason you were born with and are potentially wasting on being used as a tool.

Samantha I think it is a good plan too. A $15 dollar fee added to registration costs which I have to pay real soon I think is fair and reasonable to keep anywhere from 70 to 220 State Parks open. That basically covers the yearly cost for Californians who aren't so self centered and think they live in their own personal bubble. It also brings more tourist dollars to the state keeping them open who are separately charged. The Republicans just want to hem and haw that its a government imposed tax so can claim it as unconstitutional. Even though they come down to the same thing...needing money to pay for a service...its actually legal to do. Overall government fees were and are generally not that high for what they provide. It discourages and teaches people who think stuff is free that they need to contribute too. Many things the government did for a fee where taken over by backers in the private industry claiming they could do things more efficiently. What they did was lower workers wages, took stuff the public enjoyed away, and eventually charged three to four, five times more always claiming poor mouth.

Our governor is a very immoral human being. Republican or Demorcrat, who has the right to throw the elderly and disabled out on the street?The disabled can't help that they have disabilities, and the elderly probably worked all their life to find out that now it is time to be put on the street cause they need help. Have we become such a self-centered society?People who take care of the eldrly and disabled need some appreciation, not to be told that they deserve little pay for such an easy job. I ask those of you who think it is easy to volunteer to work in the shoes of a homecare worker for one day, then you be the judge.

Our governor is a very immoral human being. Republican or Demorcrat, who has the right to throw the elderly and disabled out on the street?The disabled can't help that they have disabilities, and the elderly probably worked all their life to find out that now it is time to be put on the street cause they need help. Have we become such a self-centered society?People who take care of the eldrly and disabled need some appreciation, not to be told that they deserve little pay for such an easy job. I ask those of you who think it is easy to volunteer to work in the shoes of a homecare worker for one day, then you be the judge.

Our governor is a very immoral human being. Republican or Demorcrat, who has the right to throw the elderly and disabled out on the street?The disabled can't help that they have disabilities, and the elderly probably worked all their life to find out that now it is time to be put on the street cause they need help. Have we become such a self-centered society?People who take care of the eldrly and disabled need some appreciation, not to be told that they deserve little pay for such an easy job. I ask those of you who think it is easy to volunteer to work in the shoes of a homecare worker for one day, then you be the judge.

Our governor is a very sadistic human being. Republican or Democrat, who has the right to throw the elderly and disabled out on the street?The disabled can't help that they have disabilities, and the elderly probably worked all their life to find out that now it is time to be put on the street cause they need help. Have we become such a self-centered society?People who take care of the elderly and disabled need some appreciation, not to be told that they deserve little pay for such an easy job, or told their not needed at all. For those of you who think it is easy,volunteer to work in the shoes of a homecare worker for one day, then you be the judge.

Our governor is a very sadistic human being. Republican or Democrat, who has the right to throw the elderly and disabled out on the street?The disabled can't help that they have disabilities, and the elderly probably worked all their life to find out that now it is time to be put on the street cause they need help. Have we become such a self-centered society?People who take care of the elderly and disabled need some appreciation, not to be told that they deserve little pay for such an easy job, or told their not needed at all. For those of you who think it is easy,volunteer to work in the shoes of a homecare worker for one day, then you be the judge.

Our governor is a very sadistic human being. Republican or Democrat, who has the right to throw the elderly and disabled out on the street?The disabled can't help that they have disabilities, and the elderly probably worked all their life to find out that now it is time to be put on the street cause they need help. Have we become such a self-centered society?People who take care of the elderly and disabled need some appreciation, not to be told that they deserve little pay for such an easy job, or told their not needed at all. For those of you who think it is easy,volunteer to work in the shoes of a homecare worker for one day, then you be the judge.

The deficit might be manageable if either party were willing to take on the correctional employee unions. The annual $10 billion prison system budget could be reduced by about $1 billion. About $5 to $6 Billion in AB 900 construction bond funds could be redirected to the deficit without any impact on public safety. Anyone familiar with the prison system and access to the internet can verify these claims. The prison system has not been required to fix obvious problems, probably because of the strong influence of the correctional employee unions.

The comment about prison guards on overtime is true!!!! My Wife was in the hospital, next door was a man that looked like he was about to crook, had to pee in a bed pan because he could not get out of bed!!!He was handcuffed to the bed rail 2 guards 24/7 one to watch the T.V. and one to sleep.My wife has been in the hospital 5 times and every room I look into that has guards has 2 and most of the time 1 sleeps and 1 watches T.V.and all that I talk to say its O.T.

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