So who's responsible for blocking any budget agreement for California?

[Kablooie]

What are the big sticking points?

[Cant trust em]

1. "revenue adjustments"

God forbid we actually try to pay for some of the infrastructure we want in this state.

[Jack Rabbit]

2. The late Howard Jarvis and the late Paul Gann

Those two idiots mandated that the budget would have to be passed by a two-thirds vote of both houses.

The major sticking point is that the Republicans are still dumb enough to think that it is possible to run the people's business without imposing taxes.

[Kablooie]

3. Howard Jarvis was in the movie Airplane! Not that it has anything to do with the topic.

[Jack Rabbit]

4. I am not Kareem!

[DBoon]

5. terrorist! They belong in Guantanamo!

Al Que-da could not in their wildest dreams do more to destroy this state than that unholy duo.

Tell my why destroying a bridge by dynamite is terrorism, but letting it slowly fall part through greed isn't

[Jack Rabbit]

7. It wouldn't bother either of them any more.

[DBoon]

9. Why let the mere fact of their death get in the way of a rant?

nt

[Tumbulu]

6. So why has not a proposition been put on the ballot to make it a simple majority

to raise taxes? Or 60/40 or something more reasonable? Or has it been there and I don't remember.

[Auggie]

8. Good question. Now is the time for renewed interest.

[Kajsa]

10. I have been asking that question

for quite a while, Tumbulu.

We need to eliminate the 2/3 majority requirement
NOW!

[pinto]

11. Agree.

[Ernesto]

12. *

[CreekDog]

14. they put just such an initiative on the ballot to pass school bonds with 55%

it was written very narrowly to only apply in that case.

they need to put a budget reform package out there that includes passing revenue enhancements with just a majority vote in the legislature. sadly, the current planned initiatives for the May ballot don't do that.

[Ernesto]

13. Grover Norquist

His fingerprints are all over it!

[slackmaster]

15. I blame the out-of-control legislature and county governments in the 1970s

Their irresponsible behavior triggered the taxpayer revolt known as Proposition 13.

In spite of the 2/3 majority requirement to pass a budget or raise taxes, California's middle class is the most heavily taxed middle class in the country, and the deal they just passed raises the state income tax rate to literally the highest of any state.

[LaPera]

16. Well, I tell no tales.....

CALIFORNIA:

(Well)

republicans - never lie...

and were sorry, well, that, well, minority
rules...

Now, now, shut the fuck up....Dems only have 59 seats...but, the republicans HAVE 21...so yes, the republicans win? Of course you stupid fuck.........

And fuck education too, infrastructure, jobs, health care

Well, like I said...shut the fuck up, progressives.....

Ha!

I'm already rich....