Liberal, not Conservative policies turned CA's $42 BILLION dollar deficit into $850 million surplus

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25. Yep. And even with higher taxes and the rich paying more of their share, Beverly Hills STILL looks

like Beverly Hills. I just drove through there the other day. Saw it for myself. The restaurants are still full. There are still people shopping at Saks and Neiman's and Chanel and Jimmy Choo and Buccellati. There's still traffic and bustling activity and a lot of Mercedes Benzes and Bentleys breezing by. They're not hurting because they've been called upon to do more of their civic duty and paying a little more in taxes. If they can afford it, they should chip in. Those same streets under their fancy tires, too, still need repaving from time to time, and the water mains underneath their fancy restaurants and the boutiques they prefer to browse still need refurbishment and repair. And if they can pay a little more, then so be it. I'd rather see their money going toward the greater public good (which INCLUDES AND DIRECTLY AFFECTS THEM, TOO, btw) than toward investments and strategies and funding efforts to further tilt the playing field.