Tag Archives: California

Shame on Sacramento

So California has a budget and Arnold is able to say that he forced the legislature to do it without raising taxes.  But did he?  Or did Arnold simply kick that can down to the cities and counties? Arnold is … Continue reading

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Recall Them All!

Oh California’s government is so inept it ought to be run out of town and new elections held immediately.  We Californians are observing this mess with a grim cynicism that may never be wiped off our sun-damaged mugs.  Each year the … Continue reading

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Can California Be Allowed to Fail?

So the fallout of Wall Street is hitting Capitol Avenue and the budgetary hole is growing by the week.  Just before the recent election the deficit was estimated to be between 15 and 21 billion dollars.  My big question is … Continue reading

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A View from the Trenches in an Economic Siege

It isn’t hard to describe the scene on the ground here in California.  There are countless empty store fronts, empty houses, more people roaming the street than I’ve ever noticed before. The news programs seem to be trying to make … Continue reading

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Schwarzenegger To Cut California Welfare, Mental Health and Education on Tuesday

Brace yourselves California, the government is about to hack off limbs.  Arms and legs and blood and gore are about to hit the streets in Sacramento on Tuesday according to my source – a lobbyist on a bar stool in … Continue reading

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Legalize Pot?… Dude!

Legalizing pot would be the first step toward declaring an end to the brainless War on Drugs that was named in 1969 by Richard Nixon. Continue reading

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Trickle Up Bankruptcy Part II

I work for a business that I think is symbolic of the model that we’ve built our business structure upon.  The first morning of this week we heard of two other businesses that had closed their doors: one was a competitor and another was a … Continue reading

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