California governor

Metaverseguy: The terminator is stepping down this year. I can't decide between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman. Whitman has never voted and probably can't relate to middle class people, but our state is in deficit and she started eBay. Jerry Brown has experience as a governor, but turned a surplus into a deficit and is democrat so prob will raise taxes. What to do....

chronology: California always has a wider swinging pendulum in politics than every other U.S. State. One Election you get a progressive innovative cutting edge Governor, next you get a Ronald Reagan with slash and cut economics. Jobs and health care costs are what matter to most folks in California.

davidk14: .

California has had as governors a couple of republican Hollywood actors, a couple of liberals, and now perhaps they should elect a successful business person to turn that government around. They have nothing else to lose by trying.

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chronology: Good point Mr David. Folks in the Golden Bear State seem to have 'business savvie' as a zero on their checklist of candidates eligibility's.

davidk14: Chrono..Would you say the same about Obama since he has no business experience?

Metaverseguy: I'm afraid if Whitman is elected she will give a bunch of tax breaks to the elite rich and screw the poor.

Wampum6: What indication or proof do you have that there is even a possibility of that? Or, is it just skepticism?

Metaverseguy: Well she is part of the rich elite and they are notorious for doing such things. Most of her friends are no doubt CEO's.

Wampum6: You are seemingly very opinionated, but you are certainly entitled to your opinions. My opinion is to see things more fairly evaluated.

davidk14: .

The point is....California needs to have a balanced budget and bring their huge 20+ Billion dollar deficit down. There will be plenty of nay sayers around to condemn her even if she is fair.

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Wampum6: That, too!

chronology: Mr David. You keep up constantly this 'Balanced Budget' B.S. The whole point of a State Budget is to regulate the Capitalist Economy. When the Market Economy hits a low, the State borrows to take up the shortfall in Market Capacity. When times get prosperous, the State pays off debts and gets ready for the next down turn. The Cro Magnons in the Tea Party cannot understand this. This is no 'theory' it is a fact. Lady Thatcher was warned that high interest rates during a recession was destructive, she just shrugged and said; 'the Lady is not for turning'. As one Cabinet member said about Lady Thatcher; 'we tried to warn her that what she was doing was destroying one business after another, but she just wouldn't listen'. In France and Germany, Governments stepped in to preserve their industries through hard times. Mr David, name a major country in Europe that no longer has an domestic Auto, Aircraft, Electronics, Manufacturing, industry. It begins with 'E'. If you want a job in Burger King tho, plenty of them here.

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Chrono said: Mr David. You keep up constantly this 'Balanced Budget' B.S. The whole point of a State Budget is to regulate the Capitalist Economy. When the Market Economy hits a low, the State borrows to take up the shortfall in Market Capacity. When times get prosperous, the State pays off debts and gets ready for the next down turn.

David said: Once again, you are wrong in your interpretation. The job of government is to provide specific, basic services to its citizens it is “RESPONSIBLE TO”. The government is to have funds put away for a “rainy day”. The “people” want the government to operate within a budget and execute that budget.

If a business needs to take loans out from financial institutions to get them through a bad spell, then the banks will. The bank does not tell the company to fire people and then put the bank’s people on the board of directors just for “a loan”. However, many if not most companies that took “loans” from the US government had to do just that and more like give labor a seat on the board. Even businesses that repaid the loans still have to deal with the government.

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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Wampum6: How often we have heard those words, and how true they are!

franklin1950: as was answered to joe the plumbers question .......
" to redistribute the wealth "

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