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Author: | jonlumb [ Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:07 am ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | California stops lawmakers' wages until budget balances | |||||||||
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13870953
Now that's a piece of legislation I can really get behind. |
Author: | AlunD [ Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:12 am ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Re: California stops lawmakers' wages until budget balances | |||||||||
+1 |
Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:45 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: California stops lawmakers' wages until budget balances |
Yes but extend it to expenses and pensions so there is no way of getting around it. Also make sure that when back in surplus that it is not backdated. |
Author: | AlunD [ Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:31 pm ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Re: California stops lawmakers' wages until budget balances | |||||||||
Sweet |
Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:39 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Even so central governments need to run deficits often so should not be applicable to them. |
Author: | ShockWaffle [ Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:16 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Unfortunately it's the only piece of legislation that California can get behind. They have a stupid electoral system (one which I have seen recommended a few times here), whereby any substantial new piece of legislation requires approval in a state wide referendum. Now they have collectively voted for lower taxes, higher spending, and balanced budgets, and nobody can change any of these mutually exclusive requirements because the voters of California are collectively too moronic. Perhaps California will be asked to leave the Dollar when it defaults. |
Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:51 pm ] | |||||||||
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Add in they have laws that benefit those that have stayed in a place for years, with capped rates/property taxes so two identical properties can have vastly different property taxes. |
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