Comments on: Brown talks taxes at budget press conference https://calwatchdog.com/2015/01/12/yoga-happy-tax-talk-at-the-budget-press-conference/ Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill Gore https://calwatchdog.com/2015/01/12/yoga-happy-tax-talk-at-the-budget-press-conference/#comment-108043 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:28:38 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=72419#comment-108043 That ’80’s alt-rock tune comes to mind: ‘the grasping hands grab all they can, everything helps in large amounts’.

When it comes to infrastructure in California, especially roads, I can speak from experience in that ‘stakeholders’ will ALWAYS budget in their own compensation before asphalt, graders, equipment, signage, etc. As the budget gets squeezed up by PLA’s, administrative overhead, engineering studies and government compliance for an alphabet soup of agencies demanding their mordita, including NEPA and CEQA requirements, there is correspondingly less for the actual stuff of roadbuilding (culverts, gravel, fill, compacters).

Then come the ‘advocates’, forever identifying ‘needs’…

]]> By: bob https://calwatchdog.com/2015/01/12/yoga-happy-tax-talk-at-the-budget-press-conference/#comment-107986 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:18:29 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=72419#comment-107986 Yup, Brownie is being a typical politician. Extend the tax increases for 20 more years and you can still call them temporary.

No matter how high taxes are they are never high enough for DemoNcrats.

]]> By: Queeg https://calwatchdog.com/2015/01/12/yoga-happy-tax-talk-at-the-budget-press-conference/#comment-107969 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:23:09 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=72419#comment-107969 Geesh.

Your minders need your help!

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