Good news, California: Surplus is $2.4 billion

[JDPriestly]

18. I'm from California.

Schwarzenegger borrowed and borrowed and borrowed and refused to raise taxes. Since Prop. 13, it is difficult to raise taxes in California. Jerry Brown came in, offered one of two referendums on our ballots to raise our taxes, and got enough public support for the rise that he was able to restore balance in our finances. Jerry Brown also cut spending, but without the higher tax revenues, the state would have not had the kind of success in dealing with its budget difficulties that it has had.

Those with higher incomes got the biggest tax hikes. That is only fair since those with higher incomes also got the higher share of the growth in the productivity nationwide in the last, what, 30 years.

But all of us are paying higher sales taxes.

It is a matter of inspiring the public will to make ends meet on the state level.

California Care is thus far succeeding in our state. California is becoming a leader and a shining example of responsible government and good citizenship. Old fashioned values that Republicans seem to have forgotten.

Schwarzenegger was a nightmare in my opinion. He did not understand the principles of American government, and I am so glad that he is back to pretending in the movies and no longer pretending to be our governor.