Comments on: How to fix California

By: SkippingDog

SkippingDog — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:17:43 +0000

The services demanded by the vast majority of the public do not decrease merely because you attempt to cut funding for them. Your austerity proposals have a small and limited audience, since most people still value the services they receive from their governments.

We’ve seen exactly the same problem all the way back to your idol Ronald Reagan. He was able to cut taxes, but he continued spending and put us on the track for the large national debt we have today. At least when he was governor of California, he hadn’t taken up “voodoo economics” yet and knew he needed to raise revenues (taxes) to pay for the services his constituents elected him to provide.

By: Donkey

Donkey — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:33:32 +0000

Where did you learn math Skdog? Cutting the cost of the RAGWUS members leaves more money for more “services” and would lower the burden on the private sector taxpayer, both present and future. You are clueless about the worth of the bureaucrat, being one yourself you have no ability to identify with reality on this topic. The typical RAGWUS member is both overpaid, underworked,and over benefited all at once. The only thing unworkable to this point is governmement. 🙂

By: SkippingDog

SkippingDog — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:09:36 +0000

Your old saw about “starving the beast” has repeatedly proven itself unworkable and unrealistic. The only thing you get by cutting government revenue is higher annual deficits and higher long-term debt.

Government is a service provider, and the primary costs in any service industry are for wages and benefits. Time for you to get a clue.

By: Donkey

Donkey — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:45:07 +0000

The only way to cut the cost of government is to cut what we pay for it. Considering that over 90% of all tax dollars goes for pay, pensions, and benefits today, cutting all is the best solution. 🙂

By: SkippingDog

SkippingDog — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:24:37 +0000

Not at all, Donk. My suggestions reflect a period when California was well governed and properly financed – pre Prop 13. It’s also clearly apparent that our initiative process has been hijacked by organizations that use it for their own financial enrichment, whether those be the Prop 13 people and slumlord Howard Jarvis or the unions you hate so much.

Eliminating the initiative process and returning our state to a republican form of government would be an excellent way to restore the sanity you claim we’ve lost.

By: Donkey

Donkey — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:44:26 +0000

To fix California we first need to cut all public employee salaries by 30%, and allow no public employee more than $90,000 a year regardless of their title held. Cut pensions to no more than $50,000 a year, with no perks, Drop, airtime, or COLA’s. Cut benefits 50%, no more than two weeks paid vacation, no sick days, personal days, or cash in exchange.

The remidies sugested by people like Skdog are only self-serving, in his mind he has earned a better retirement than the people he worked for, classic sociopath narcissistic mindset. 🙂

By: Ulysses Uhaul

Ulysses Uhaul — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:54:53 +0000

Skippeeeee. Did you help write the Communist Manifesto?

By: SkippingDog

SkippingDog — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:26:33 +0000

The best way to fix California would be to do away with both Prop 13 and the initiative process. Those two basic changes would restore sanity to our legislative and budgetary decisions.

By: Sean Morham

Sean Morham — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:58:44 +0000

Saw on newish white Mercedes, same Jeep 4X4, brand new Chrysler 300(black, tricked out wheels, nice car).

By: Queeg

Queeg — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:36:01 +0000

Sounds sinister!