A report from the Legislative Analysts Office shows that California will have a surplus of $7.5 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. Harper said in a press release:
“This surplus is a direct result of Capitol Democrats overtaxing hardworking Californians. The California State Income Tax should be abolished and if the Democrats that dominate the Legislature won’t do that, then they should at least work with Republicans to decrease rates for all taxpayers. Rather than expanding an ever-growing list of government programs, our leaders should figure out a way to return that money to the people who earned in the first place.” Read more
I’m so confused. Budget surplus? California? What?
And why not ?
The money belongs to the people,
And not the government.
BUT
Cherry Brown-nose
Thinks differently.
California has a historic opportunity to
ACTUALLY
Look out for its people
But they won’t because
Crypto-Communist Cherry Brown
Hates the middle class.
Since California refuses to enforce federal law, it is only fair that all federal funds be withheld.
Jerry Brown should be indicted and held on a $7.5 Billion dollar bond.
That would be fine to “give” the taxpayers’ money back, but it would be a big redistribution con unless they can figure out who overpaid and is owed. Further, if this proposal really came up in the state legislature you can be sure every grifting state agency and sketchy state charity will contest the refund and have their hands out. No state should be able to keep what they call a “rainy day” fund. Usually those overpaid taxes go into the general fund and have terrible auditing processes or no legislative approval for their disbursement. This is at the heart of most of the fiscal fraud in state gov’ts.
Cato — I’m 100% with you on withholding federal taxpayer funding to noncomplying states. Why should the general populace pay money to a state with zero accountability? They shouldn’t.
Abbygail, not only that, but The Usual Suspects would pitch a fit because “those filthy rich people got back a bigger refund than poor people did!”
So, I wonder how much Jerry Brown asked the Fed gov’t to pay to Cal Dept of Fire CDF for the wildfires in the state?
I lived in Huntington Beach for the first 12 years of my life. I wonder what it’s like now.
It’s funny, but ever since Oregon passed the law that requires a surplus to be returned to the people, there never seems to be a surplus.
@RottyLover- see the movie ELYSIUM. it could have been filmed there or close by.
Interesting: re Republicans starting to speak up, in CA; Another Trumpinator double edge sword blow to the left?
A super plan dropping the major tax break the hypocritical left hates, which now allows the blue states to continue their march to communism, at the expense of sane Americans.
Now conservatives in those states can campaign using the Trump tax bill, (providing they are smart enough, which is a ‘yuge’ proviso for republicans).
Maybe I’m wrong, but doesn’t Ca have a large amount of state debt and unfunded liabilities? Should this money be used to address some of those debts?
And he was promptly run out of Sacramento on a rail.
That happened in Minnesota last year, but the only people screaming to “give it back” were the taxpayers. The government? They were gleefully leafing through the Sears catalog picking out what they wanted to spend the money on. Yup. So glad I’m gone.
When your roads, bridges, dams, etc. are falling apart, and unfunded liabilities(pensions) are into billions of dollars, is there really a surplus?