FREEMAN—Somehow I don’t think California was your real problem. But if cheap booze and ciggies and a princess solved it, more power to you. Have fun.

One of the most important factors underlying our state’s sllde toward bankruptcy—along with the ruinously high-cost power contracts negotiated under the Grey Davis administration (which is why Californians turned on him and got Arnold Schwarznegger, who promised to renogiate a fairer deal but didn’t)—is our Proposition 13, which prevents reassment-raised taxes of homes, which is all well and good, but the Republicans, knowing Prop.13 was very likely to pass, stuck in an addition to the bill that prohibited income tax on the state’s richest citizens. Even so, it’s LEGAL to separate the income tax measure from Prop. 13, and this should be done immediately. Why isn’t it being done? Because for some unfathomable reasons California politicians continue to ignore it, newspapers do not discuss it, thus people don’t lobby for it.

It’s very depressing to watch our schools and even the University and the state colleges fall to pieces, Medical (Ca’s version of Medicaid) is slashing services left and right) and jobs disappearing. I know the entire country is hurting and this California doesn’t merit its own private pity party, but I don’t imagine other states have been quite as culpable as we have been in adding to our miseries. Only light I see anywhere is that the government hurries up and legalizes marijuana and other illegal drugs so can add these to its sales tax revenues.   

We elected these people in Sacramento largely to take the state’s most indispensable infrasture, among other things,

hello. 27% in Imperial county- is that southern farm country? legalise marijuana, develope sea water canals and water filtration plants for watering the crops, and register all those pesky illegals that are needed to smoke the pot while doing all this manual labor. weed cigarette manufacturing industries right there in Imperial county. jobs, taxes, good dope; maybe Arnold does not need to go back to acting. make everyone be happy.

Alot of millionaires and alot of mega corps in California with alot of money.

Legalize Marijuana, enforce residency requirements

If banks refuse to take California IOUs kick them out of the state.

Yet the power banks are making a profit. This is going into the downward spiral feed-back loop.  HANG ON BABY !!! When the lazy state workers start floodinfg the market it is going to get ugly…..