Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
California Needs a Fiscal Makeover
Well, the time has come. Gas prices are hitting and exceeding $4 a gallon, and even the ARCO stations that are cheaper than others are going to $4 or more per gallon of unleaded plus.
This morning on the radio I heard that Governor Arnold is trying to borrow against the lottery sales for the budget deficit. What happened to him? I thought he was going to fix the state, or at least not put it in a worse situation.
Then I heard that the politicians are calling for higher taxes instead – and proposing to increase it 1% more. Hello! We already pay 8.25% in taxes. If I’m going to start paying 9.25% in taxes I’m going to make plans to move out of this state. It is ridiculous. How does Texas survive with no sales taxes? And why can’t California do the same thing?
Southern California Fires and Bureaucracy
As heard on the John & Ken show yesterday and covered in this news story, fires were raging while helicopters were grounded, delaying the help that Southern Californians needed to save their homes:
As Calif. Fires Burned, Copters Grounded (where were the “spotters”?)
Today’s News from John & Ken regarding reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of arson suspect(s) in the Southern CA fires.
