As 2009 comes to a close, let’s have a fun look back on what the state legislature and Governor Schwarzenegger did to fix the state’s never-ending spending, uh, budget problem.
- February: everyone’s state income tax increased by 0.25%.
- February: the vehicle license fee doubled to 1.15% and the credit for dependents was slashed by two-thirds.
- April: the state sales tax increased a full 1.0% to 8.25%, the highest of any state.
- October: the state begins withholding an additional 10% from everyone’s paycheck but promises to pay it back come April. You may rightfully ask, with what money?
- November: tuition at state universities increasea by 32%.
- December: still time for another tax increase!
- November, 2010: the next opportunity to halt the destruction of our state by voting for politicians who are fiscally conservative.
John Redding
Mendocino
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