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  •  Proposition 56 (none / 1)

    State Budget, Related Taxes, and Reserve.  Voting Requirements.  Penalties.  Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute

    This measure permits the Legislature to pass the state budget and tax increase measures related to the budget by a 55 percent vote. Other changes to the budget process would be made.

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    by RakDaddy on Mon Feb 09, 2004 at 07:29:41 PM PDT

    •  Pro (none / 1)

      Why should I vote for Prop. 56?

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      by RakDaddy on Mon Feb 09, 2004 at 07:30:35 PM PDT

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      •  no more budget deadlocks (none / 0)

        This will let the Democrats pass a budget without having to bring some Republicans on board.  This makes raising taxes possible when necessary and reduces the need to spread pork around in order to get a budget passed.  It makes the legislature accountable for the budget, whereas right now nobody is accountable because everybody needs to approve the budget.

        You have the power to change America. Yes. We. Can.

        by CA Pol Junkie on Mon Feb 09, 2004 at 08:06:45 PM PDT

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        •  oink oink (none / 0)

          While my strong aversion to raising taxes, especially in CA that already has one of the worst business environments in the nation, there is some definite good to reducing the old 67% requirement.

          Less pork bribery, but all les regulation. Regulations are what is killing many businesses in CA. Since taxes cannot be raised to deal with problems, regulations tax the place and have been far more damaging as they hide true costs. People look at the Ca tax structure and don't see the true impact that regulation has had on killing business.

          However, the backfire is that the regulatory environment stays cripling and taxes rise too... the worst of both sides.

          Quite the situation. Overall though, probably a yes vote might be the best at least to try.

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          by jjayson on Mon Feb 09, 2004 at 08:31:03 PM PDT

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    •  Con (none / 0)

      Why should I vote against Prop. 56?

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      by RakDaddy on Mon Feb 09, 2004 at 07:31:08 PM PDT

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    •  this will give dems equal power (none / 0)

      if prop 56 passes and prop 57 fails, dems can pass a balanced budget that protects schools by restoring taxes on the rich. Would Arnie really veto it and proceed to gut the schools? If he does, he would pay a severe political price.

      by Mo on Mon Feb 09, 2004 at 08:43:45 PM PDT

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