"No Mas" - the famous words uttered by boxer Roberto Duran during a championship fight when he could not continue to take the beating he was getting from Sugar Ray Leonard.
Voters said "No Mas" to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California state politicians yesterday in a special election designed to raise our taxes further. In an effort to pay for spiraling debt due to uncontrolled spending by politicians, six propositions were on the ballot; five were various schemes, cleverly worded to get people to accept additional fees and temporary taxes, with the politician's "promise" that it would only be for two years. But the voters saw through these scams and defeated the five propositions by a more than 60% NO vote. The final proposition was a new law that will not allow State Senators, Representatives, or the Governor to take a raise in pay during any year that the state has a deficit. That proposition passed by a whopping 70% YES vote.
Even though the state will now face a deficit of $20-30 billion, and our Governor has threatened to cut many vital programs, the voters have finally had it. In a state that is heavily Democratic and voted overwhelmingly for Obama, people are finally getting smart and realizing that whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, politicians cannot continue to spend money that they do not have. Schwarzenegger is now in Washington trying his best to get a "bailout" for California, and if he is successful the rest of the citizens in the country will have to pay for the morons we have in Sacramento who just spend without any thought of where money is coming from. In the past they knew that all they had to do was raise taxes on Californians to get more money - no more.
Let's hope the time will come when voters in the rest of the country will finally get the message and say "No Mas" to Obama and his free spending socialist administration that threatens the future of this country.
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My name is Chuck. My grand kids gave me the name "Chuckie D"...and it stuck. This blog will not discuss any controversial subjects...only the simpler subjects such as politics, religion, abortion, immigration, and of course, Global Warming.
About Me
- Chuckie D
- Templeton, California, United States
- Married to a wonderful lady, have six great kids along with their spouses, and the coolest grand kids anyone could ask for. I worked all my life in the underwater instrument/camera business, founding my own company in 1979. In 1993 we sold our business and retired to the Central Coast of California and live on a 20 acre ranch in a home we built ourselves. I have always been an athlete, competing in football, baseball, basketball, long distance running, and triathlons most of my adult life, until "father time" caught up to me. Now I swim, walk, and bike, but my joints say "no more running or competitive sports!" In retirement, I farm a small vineyard with Pinot Noir and Viognier vines, and make wine in a small winery we built on our property. And yes, it is good wine.
2 comments:
Nice blog. And glad to hear the results of the election. A law that prevents politicians to take a raise when the state has a deficit? Brilliant!!
I will really be pissed if the government now steps in and bails out California...in effect "owning" the state.
I read this morning that the government will announce Wed that it will invest another $7.5 billion in GMAC (General Motors Finance Corp), which will make them the majority owner in GMAC. Then the government will own Chrysler, GM, and GMAC. Nationalization? You make the call.
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