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Anti Federalist
06-11-2017, 01:13 AM
Is it the water?

Are they all stoned?

Californians elect super majorities of liberals/progressives and then get pissed off when they do liberal/progressive things like raises taxes and fees on everybody?

What the fuck, over? I don't get it, I really don't.

You wanted this. You voted for it in overwhelming numbers.

Why are you whining now?

This...this is why people in Texas and Nevada and Montana are doomed.


If you don’t like California’s gas tax increase, you’re not alone

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article155169859.html

By Christopher Cadelago

California voters overwhelmingly oppose a recent tax and fee package pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democratic-dominated Legislature to pay for road repairs, a new poll finds.

The gas tax law, which ushers in a 10-year program to raise more than $52 billion for transportation projects, is so unpopular it could backfire on Democrats in upcoming elections.

Fifty eight percent of voters oppose Senate Bill 1, including 39 percent who say they strongly reject the legislation, according to the survey from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies. Only 35 percent favor the law, which raises taxes on gasoline and diesel and hikes vehicle registration fees to fix roads and highways.

The opposition is widespread. Voters in all major regions of the state other than the Bay Area, all listed races and ethnic subgroups, and all age categories over 30 are unhappy about it. Strongly liberal voters are the only group in which a large majority supports the law.

Anti Federalist
06-11-2017, 09:30 AM
Zippy or dannno, care to chime in?

tod evans
06-11-2017, 09:39 AM
It's for the greater good comrade.

asurfaholic
06-11-2017, 11:35 AM
They vote for socialism in every election but get mad when socialists make socialist choices? I just laugh.

I hope the new taxes and fees causes enough financial hardship that maybe they start to think about what happens when you vote for socialism.

Swordsmyth
06-11-2017, 12:04 PM
CALExit.
Before the infection spreads.

Brian4Liberty
06-12-2017, 10:47 AM
It's pretty simple. Socialists and communists want other people's money taken supposedly for the common good, just don't take their money. Had this debate just the other day. "If they just tax the rich people, it will pay for everything."

Ironically, those "rich" people are often socialists too. It's just that they are never the "rich" people that need to pay, it's still someone else.

Bottom line, they are selfish thieves with no shame, despite their deceptive cover of "helping" others.

specsaregood
06-12-2017, 10:54 AM
It's pretty simple. Socialists and communists want other people's money taken supposedly for the common good, just don't take their money. Had this debate just the other day. "If they just tax the rich people, it will pay for everything."

Ironically, those "rich" people are often socialists too. It's just that they are never the "rich" people that need to pay, it's still someone else.

Bottom line, they are selfish thieves with no shame, despite their deceptive cover of "helping" others.

Another thing. You don't screw with Californian's cars. They live in their cars -- due to the horrendous traffic, long commutes to get to affordable areas and insufficient public transportation. Nobody in the US self-identifies more with their car than Californians. just saying...

Brian4Liberty
06-12-2017, 10:57 AM
Another thing. You don't screw with Californian's cars. They live in their cars -- due to the horrendous traffic, long commutes to get to affordable areas and insufficient public transportation. Nobody in the US self-identifies more with their car than Californians. just saying...

Yeah, public transportation. Another thing that only applies to others, in the eyes of most people. The foreigners use it a lot, along with the gang bangers, bums and psychos.

oyarde
06-12-2017, 11:08 AM
I think it very likely that the majority of gas purchasers in any state would be opposed to new gas taxes. That will not though stop legislatures from pushing them . They expect and calculate less backlash from raising that tax than others .

Anti Federalist
06-12-2017, 11:22 AM
It's pretty simple. Socialists and communists want other people's money taken supposedly for the common good, just don't take their money. Had this debate just the other day. "If they just tax the rich people, it will pay for everything."

Ironically, those "rich" people are often socialists too. It's just that they are never the "rich" people that need to pay, it's still someone else.

Bottom line, they are selfish thieves with no shame, despite their deceptive cover of "helping" others.

Yeah, I know, you're right...my questions were mostly rhetorical.

We all know the reasons.