San Francisco Chronicle (2/13): Governor to test muscle in D.C. -- again

[Jack Rabbit]

From the San Francisco Chronicle
Dated Sunday February 13

Governor to test muscle in D.C. -- again
His promise to squeeze money from D.C. in doubt
By Zachary Coile, Mark Martin, Chronicle Political Writers

Flanked by high school students in white chef's coats, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger highlighted his commitment to vocational training in a visit last week to a unique student-run restaurant at Mount Diablo High School in Concord.

At virtually the same moment in Washington, President Bush released his new budget, which proposes to slash federal vocational education grants by more than $1 billion nationwide -- costing California $129 million and affecting programs like the student restaurant in Concord.

During his campaign for governor, Schwarzenegger boasted that, if elected, he would flex his political muscle with his Republican allies in the White House and Congress to be the "Collectinator" -- reversing a nearly 20-year trend that has seen California send much more money to Washington in taxes than it gets back in services from the federal government.

But now, as Bush presents his second budget since Schwarzenegger's election, there is little proof the governor has done any better than his Democratic predecessor at squeezing dollars out of a tight-fisted federal government.

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I guess the Frat Boy is still pissed at California voters.

[EVDebs]

1. Ahnolds is a poseur, in case you haven't noticed yet.

He's copying the TABOR (taxpayers bill of rights from 1992 Colorado) and trying to force it into CA.
http://www.idtaxreform.com/TABOR/ARRNOLDTABOR.htm
This may or may not work. CA does have a structural deficit built into the system mainly because globalized corporations (Warren Buffett knows this) don't pay their fair share into the system, plus they have huge Prop 13 property tax benefits that normal homeowners don't get. Corporations don't move locations every 7 yrs on ave. as people do, so when you figure taxes they benefit immensely. Then corporate taxes are a breeze for them with "Tax breaks for corporations -- and their investors, particularly large ones -- were a major part of the administration's 2002 and 2003 initiatives," Buffett said. "If class warfare is being waged in America, my class is clearly winning."





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