We're in a recession and everyone knows that the best thing to do in a recession is raise taxes, right? I guess if you're a rat bastard commie Dimocrat that makes sense. So, we have states raising taxes or proposing to raise taxes.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- States are poised to pass as much as $24 billion in tax and fee hikes in coming weeks, as they struggle to balance their budgets amid the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, a report released Thursday found.
$24 billion? Which states need to raise the most money?
California, which is struggling to close a $21.3 billion budget gap, accounts for $11.3 billion of the hike. Illinois makes up another $4.4 billion, while New York is proposing $4 billion in additional levies.
So those three states account for $19.7 billion of that $24 billion. And what do those three states have in common? They're all blue states and run by free spending Dimocrats. One of them does have a RINO governor. Hey California, what do you think of the billions spent on stem cell research now? Or howza 'bout the billions spent on services for illegal aliens? Hmmmmm?
New York and New Jersey have raised taxes on the rich and the rich are leaving those states. Funny how soaking the rich never seems to work.
Georgia, a red state, run by Republicans, has a rainy day fund that it is dipping into. I think if you look closely, you'll find that the states in the worst shape are blue states run by Dimocrats.
Just one thing. All of you folks fleeing those states and moving to Georgia, please don't bring your liberal policies here. We rednecks are doing just fine and want to stay that way.
Posted by denny at June 5, 2009 12:50 PMDenny -
Unfortunately, that's exactly what's happened to all the formerly blue states that have attracted those fleeing the 3rd world cesspool known as California. Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada used to all be solidly republican. Now half the population of each are California transplants - smart enough to escape Cal, but stupid enough to keep clinging to all the leftist policies that sunk their former home state. I hope GA fairs better.
Sven - Yep! They're like a virus that eventually kills the host.
Posted by: Denny on June 5, 2009 02:20 PMHey California, what do you think of the billions spent on stem cell research now? Or howza 'bout the billions spent on services for illegal aliens?
Dude, you don't have to rub it in...
Posted by: CharlieDelta on June 5, 2009 02:23 PMSorry, that last comment should have started with "formerly red states". I always have trouble equating red to republican, since, as the communist color, it seems more appropriate to apply to the dems.
Posted by: Sven on June 5, 2009 02:28 PMSven - It pisses me off as well since blue is my favorite color. Supposedly the networks flipped the colors every presidential election but stopped after 2000 and now red is conservative and blue is rat bastard commie.
Posted by: Denny on June 5, 2009 02:32 PMThe colors for Democrats should be yellow and white. Yellow for cowardice, white for surrender.
chicopanther
Posted by: chicopanther on June 5, 2009 02:38 PMYeah, Pat Quinn in Illinois is threating to block funding for social(ist) programs and road construction if the legislation doesn't approve his tax hike.
Since we give enough money away as it is, and seeing as to how anywhere you want to go in Chicago, you're required to sit in construction traffic anyway, as the whole damn north end of the state is being rebuilt...how about you block it from these programs anyway, not raise taxes, and cover your deficit?
Naaaah
Posted by: Greg on June 5, 2009 02:50 PMYour colors always create a problem to me when I look at your political map. I'm a blue conservative woman. I grew up in a red liberal family. My sisters say I switched party just because I like the blue color better!
Posted by: Claudia on June 5, 2009 03:18 PMColors may not matter much in the future. At the rate the federal government is amassing power, state soveriegnty may soon be a thing of the pass.
We may well continue to elect Governors, County Commissioners, and Mayors but soley for the purpose of carrying out the orders of our masters in Washington....
I think I heard Gov. Rick Perry say yesterday that Texas has a 54M surplus.
Dimwitocrap State: Bankruptcy & Tax Cuts
Republican State: Budget Surplus
Dimwitocrap in the White House: The "Porkulus" bill
Posted by: Billy Ray in Cowtown, Tx on June 5, 2009 07:52 PMCalifornia's deficit is actually almost 25B and getting larger as the tax base continues to shrink.
Posted by: peter on June 7, 2009 02:39 PM