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Big Surprise? – Brown leading California to the Brink as Revenues Fall Despite Tax Hikes

By Erik Zimerman On December 29, 2012 · Add Comment · In Avvisi, The Whiskey Room

While the media buzz rages about the so called national fiscal cliff (a gross mis-characterization, meant largely to force the GOP to crumble on tax increases), California is heading down to a more real one of its own. With Governor Jerry Brown at the helm, the unions continue to have a free hand on milking wealth producing Californians to the brink, until the state’s beauty, resources and social ties (Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Napa Wine, Salinas and San Joaquin agriculture, the Pacific ports and beaches, etc etc) are not enough to hold them within the sate and they flee to more welcoming regions. Jerry Brown ran for Governor promising to fix California’s fiscal problems and balance the budget. During the 2010 election, I commented the election did not present a very appealing choice, but noted that “…Brown is more likely to push CA passed the brink in collusion with the unions, and actually bankrupt CA.” Also endorsed was Andy Favor for Comptroller rather than the incumbent John Chiang. Not surprisingly, California voters did not agree, and they now find themselves reaping some of the economic consequences of their chosen team. Brown, an ideological leftist with deep ties to the state unions was [...]

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By Erik Zimerman On November 3, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Against the Wind

Erik Voter Guide for California Not being a US citizen, I of course do not vote in the US, but am glad to advise those who wish to do their patriotic duty. Prop 19 – No (mild no, it would be funny to see what would happen if it passed, since pot remains Federally prohibited, and the assertions about taxing it and regulating it are lies, since states, counties and local governments cannot tax, license and encourage the sale of federally illegal substances. You could have federal indictments of whole local governments). Prop 20 – Yes Prop 21 – No Prop 22 – Yes (debatable) Prop 23 – Yes Prop 24 – No Prop 25 – No Prop 26 – Yes Prop 27 – No Governor: Ugly choice. Probably Dale Ogden would be best. Being that he is unlikely to win (by a self perpetuating cycle of people believing a 3rd party candidate is unlikely to win thus not voting for them), Meg is probably slightly better than Jerry brown. However, Meg is likely to be very similar to Arnold, thus, not being able to change much, and thus [...]

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