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Un-"biased' Fox Nation: "Wake Up, America! Why Are We Copying Policies That Bankrupt California?"

May 20, 2009 1:51 pm ET by Media Matters staff

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    • Author by TheThief672 (May 20, 2009 2:31 pm ET)
         
      If California is bankrupt they have no one to blame except for their current Governor. If he wasn't in bed with Enron and Reliant they wouldn't be in the hole.
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      • Author by carlileb5935 (May 21, 2009 2:54 am ET)
           
        No, the problems are the result of the fact that it has about a dozen nutcase Republican legislators who can hold the whole system hostage because of a 2/3 vote requirement.

        Every year they refuse to approve a budget on anything but their terms, and every year they win. They refuse to ever raise taxes-- it's all about cuts for them, and then when they get those, they then demand concessions in other areas, like employment law.
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    • Author by terrapin53 (May 20, 2009 6:20 pm ET)
         
      I don't think it was Arnold in bed with Enron, but that is when there troubles started.
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    • Author by progressiveright (May 20, 2009 9:10 pm ET)
         
      I live in California and the probelms are a result of Prop 13 that passed in the 1970's. This limited tax money to local governments and thus to the state.
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      • Author by eweston8542983 (May 20, 2009 11:32 pm ET)
           
        Ah the good old tax revolution. Which spread to how many states? Many of which are now hurting. If I was of a wingnut turn of mind that's were I'd place the blame. As I detest that kind of thing, I'll merely say that I do believe that It's a good part of it. Still there are other parts of equal significance.
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