Californians! Are you furious?

I am so outraged that I spent the morning emailing the governator and our representatives in Sacto. I have been plaguing them with emails since this budget debaucle began, but this is the worst possible outcome! It really irritates me that they reached into the pockets of those of us who are still hanging on to our jobs and homes, but can barely keep ourselves from falling off the proverbial financial cliff. We have seen increases in food, electric, water, trash collection to the tune of 30-35% in the last year, losses of 35-40% in our home values, IRAs, 401ks and investment accounts and our wages have been stagnant or barely able to keep up with the increases in health care premiums or co-pays. In order to pay the increased personal income tax, we will have to save every dime of the $13 in federal stimulus and will still owe about $1300 to the state. In addition, the increase in vehicle license fees, sales taxes and other provisions will only serve to slow down purchases because consumers will tighten the purse strings even more. What burns me most is that they never even discusses suspending free services for the education, health care, social services or welfare to anchor babies of illegals. There is a huge sigh of relief in the illegal alien community that at least they will not be affected by the income tax increases while they still retain their free benefits while all of us taxpaying suckers get less government services and huge tax increases. Even my avatar is red faced with the passage of this budget! Did you notice, they basically snagged everything we could have gotten that might have benefitted us from the fed? We won't be able to take advantage of purchasing energy efficient appliances, solar panels, wind generators, new cars and can't even spend our stimulus because we will owe it to the state.

Eskie & Debijs are really hot up to the burning point and I understand it as a common tax payer and lucky to be out of it now as in my country, annual income of less than $30,000 is out of taxation...(low & no income earner). Currently my Eastern World is a little better than the West and most of the high prices are coming down now to ease out the situation.

Our GST (consumer tax of 7% as like VAT in UK ) is on and no change but the Govt gives a rebate amount to all citizen to off-set the tax (a flexible measure only). Transport cost cut with reduction and a fixed hand-out to low income earner to tie-over in small portion.

The Govt main returns are revenue & taxation but need to know well how to play the game to the tune i.e. soften music to feel easy & hard rock for the KICK and there is still the need to face the MUSIC, right?

Education & Common Understanding will play the part to ease the feeling & the condition.........please bear with it and look at the far end of the horizon for the bright sunshine & warm to come.

yes i am... I need to get into my torch and pitchfork and go round up the monster

hope things get better

for california