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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
The biggest challenge to that is that many Californians dont want to reduce their state programs but at the same time many dont want to raise taxes.
I wish I could have my cake and eat it too.
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When you still have to pay Californian taxes and you have not lived in the state for 2 years, then you do want the cake and eat it too...
Many of the state programs go for much progress in the state--such as Caltrans and the Chip officers. If you don't have those folks, California will stand to lose trillions of dollar a day... And with the unmedicated trying to make runs for the border, what will the news media outlets film???
As far as the Governator bullying his points across, I believe it is under the purview of the old Pete Wilsonnites, Warren Buffet and the LA Mayorial candidate telling Mr. Governator what to do and say. None of Arnold's ideas are his own... He is not THAT smart... He is smart enuf to surround himself with extremely powerhouse people that run California.
The hard part is not disenfranchising too many folks. Who wants to be the Governator when the LA Riots happenend? That's the problem with Cali, things can be bullied over, but something happens that set Californians off and the state torques off, live on American Idol, Internationally...
However, if Arnold wants to stay governor of California, he had better do something for the rich folks that lost their houses due to brush fires... That is not a voting contingent you want to piss off... The Greenlight folks will have something to say about that...
And then do not have "rolling blackouts"...
And do not live and die in LA...
I think some of his ideas will come across, but when the military personnel gets back into mainstream society, he is going to have a problem... And God forbid a terrorist attack in LA... That would not be cool, at all. Some folks have trigger fingers on nukes out there...