Dark clouds are back...budget cuts affect Californians

[realFedUp]

( stress that California Congresspeople voted for
these drastic budget cuts that affect Californians
and New Yorkers the most)

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-calmoney29nov29,0,6117043.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials

Dark clouds are back

November 29, 2005

THE NEWS A FEW WEEKS AGO that California's budget was enjoying a revenue surge (even a temporary one) brought a sunny tinge of optimism to the economic conversation. Now the pessimistic clouds are back, like a bore who won't leave the party. Blame congressional budget cuts, a job slowdown and signs of a slower housing market.

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The state's high immigrant population and increasing income gaps will magnify its losses. Two stagnant months in the state's job-creation figures (previously fueled in part by home construction and a hot real estate market), combined with the federal cuts, mean that the $4-billion projected increase in revenue next year may vanish.

All of the state's GOP delegation in the House voted for the spending bill. Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas) said "the deficit must be cut, reforms must be undertaken, and the Congress will act." Unfortunately, that action won't include any rollback of the high-earner income tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003, which would be the swiftest way to ease the growing federal deficit.

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[cascadiance]

1. Hmm... How about a prop to harshly penalize hiring of illegals!

That has been Thom Hartmann's and other progressive folks solution for stopping illegal immigration, which is triggering these increasing income gaps.

Perhaps we should start trying to get together a ballot initiative that would harshly penalize businesses, etc. that hire illegal aliens, or contract with other subscontractors that hire illegals (which Wal-Mart was doing to try to avoid responsibility). Maybe if we decrease the flow of these folks over the border (other than those that file for legitimate visas, citizenship), our overall wages will rise when businesses will be forced to pay more and hire U.S. citizens and legiitmate immigrants to fill their payrolls.

[mitchtv]

2. Confsication and Jail for hiring illegals

perfect Dem wedge issue
another Prop: voter verified paper ballots in all locations
Bring out some voters

[padia]

3. a little dual labor market neo-Marxist theory

going on there. I like it