Jerry Brown Sworn-IN!!!

[Soggy in NOLA]

I also hear Justin Beiber grew a mustache.

 

[Zander]

Brown has a long record of playing to the right, but serving the left. He is a profligate spender and his fiscal record is obscene. Here are the facts.

When Jerry Brown Was Governor, The State Had A $6 Billion Budget Surplus, Yet When He Left Office California Had A $1 Billion Deficit. Under His Administration, Spending Doubled:



The LA Times’ George Skelton Reported That Brown Had A $6 Billion Surplus. "Brown only had to shovel out money. The state was sitting on a $6-billion surplus, which state Treasurer Jesse Unruh called ‘obscene.’" (George Skelton, Op-Ed, "Schwarzenegger: A New Brown," Los Angeles Times, 5/25/09)



* NOTE: Brown Said He Had A $6 Billion Surplus As Governor. Brown: "By the way, on that property tax in California. It was passed by popular initiative. And we had not a $ 3 billion but a $6 billion surplus that enabled us to bail-out local schools, local government, and make that two-thirds reduction in property taxes actually work for the remainder of my eight years in office." (CNN’s "Larry King Live," 3/25/92, 20:25-20:45)



But When He Left The Governor’s Office, The State Budget Deficit Was Over $1 Billion. "[In 1982,] The budget surplus had evaporated into a deficit of more than $1 billion and the state's general fund reserve had fallen from nearly $2 billion to zero. The unemployment rate, worsened by a national recession, had risen to a record high of 9.9 percent." (Jane Gross with Katherine Bishop, "The 1992 Campaign: Candidate's Record," The New York Times, 4/5/92)



Brown Left California With A "Full-Blown Financial Crisis." "By 1983, when George Deukmejian replaced Brown in the governorship, California had a full-blown financial crisis on its hands. There was a billion-dollar-plus hole in the state budget, no reserves to cover it and the state's bond rating slipped a notch to AA-plus." (Dan Walters, "Big Bond Fight Reaches Ballot," Sacramento Bee, 10/15/84)



Brown Left California "Flat Broke And Flirting With Bankruptcy." "Brown had been so preoccupied with advancing himself politically, running twice for the presidency and once for the U.S. Senate, that he neglected his job. He left the state flat broke and flirting with bankruptcy and Deukmejian's first job was to deal with the crisis." (Dan Walters, "Deukmejian At Midterm," Sacramento Bee, 1/3/85)



As Governor, "Brown Abdicated Fiscal Responsibilities." "During the latter years of his governorship, Jerry Brown faced a huge fiscal crisis, with expenditures running well in excess of revenues each year. But because of a preoccupation with his endless campaigns, Brown abdicated fiscal responsibilities to a Legislature which already had demonstrated its inability to throttle back." (Dan Walters, "Duke Relaxes On Spending," Sacramento Bee, 10/10/85)



* "By the time Brown's reign ended in 1983, therefore, the state was more than a billion dollars in the red, a crisis inherited by successor George Deukmejian." (Dan Walters, "Duke Relaxes On Spending," Sacramento Bee, 10/10/85)

How Jerry Brown Turned $6B State Surplus into $1Billion Deficit

You can live in a fantasy world and pretend that Moonbeam (version 2.0) is a fiscal conservative, but his record shows otherwise.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Jerry Brown has a great fiscal record.

Prop 13 fucked the whole budget for decades

Typical libtard asshat... let me guess, Californicators just don't pay enough taxes?

Jerry Brown was and will again be a fucking disaster. He's the idiot that gave CA it's public sector unions, amongst other things.

 

[Meister]

Jerry Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Upon taking office, Brown gained a reputation as a fiscal conservative.[10][11] The American Conservative later noted he was "much more of a fiscal conservative than Governor Reagan."[11] His fiscal restraint resulted in one of the biggest budget surpluses in state history, roughly $5 billion.[11][12][13] For his personal life, Brown refused many of the privileges and perks of the office, forgoing the newly constructed governor's residence and instead renting a modest apartment at the corner of 14th and N Streets, adjacent to Capitol Park in downtown Sacramento.[14] Instead of riding as a passenger in a chauffeured limousine as previous governors had done, Brown drove to work in a Plymouth Satellite sedan.[15][16]

Reagan, himself, argued that the income tax was the only levy that could generate needed revenues and provide property tax relief. Reagan's plan raised taxes $900-million. The tax increases signed by Reagan did more than close the budget gap. They kept pumping revenue into the state treasury well after the crisis was over. In fact, the tax increase piled up so much revenue into the state treasury that within a decade the state was sitting on a six billion dollar surplus or about 40% of the entire state budget at the time.

With the tax spigot turned on, Reagan, himself, could not turn it off. His measure on the special election 1973 ballot to limit spending was defeated. Tax revenue continued pouring into the state treasury after the budget crisis was past. In fact, for the five years between the defeat of the Reagan initiative to Proposition 13's tax revolt in 1978, state spending increased an amazing 12.5% a year; state revenues went up an incredible 18.4% a year. It was coming in so fast; government couldn't spend it all!

The existence of a growing surplus became a major issue in the Proposition 13 campaign. Voters were convinced government was too fat, and they voted overwhelmingly for Proposition 13.

Jerry Brown, Pat's son, inherited the governor's chair and budget surplus from Reagan. Ironically, with the treasury bursting at the seams, Brown was talking about an "era of limits."
portland imc - 2010.10.04 - Jerry Brown's first term as Governor

When Jerry Brown Was Governor, The State Had A $6 Billion Budget Surplus, Yet When He Left Office California Had A $1 Billion Deficit. Under His Administration, Spending DoubledBut When He Left The Governor’s Office, The State Budget Deficit Was Over $1 Billion. “[In 1982,] The budget surplus had evaporated into a deficit of more than $1 billion and the state’s general fund reserve had fallen from nearly $2 billion to zero
California Gubernatorial Candidate JERRY BROWN --- THE FACTS!! - TeaPAC

 

[Common Sense]

Im a Californian and it honestly didnt matter who was gonna be governor, Brown or Whitman, the
re wasnt a good choice. Whitman was an idiot and had no government experience. She also buried herself with the whole illegal housekeeper scandal and forgetting to vote all those year. she also dug a deeper hole when it came out that she laid off thousands of workers at Ebay and gave herself a huge bonus. Brown caused a lot of the problems that we are now experiencing, but he had experience and was the democrat. after 8 years of a republican, i think we wanted to democrat again. thats where to vote stood. Brown won a huge majority of the vote, not necessarily because he was the best candidate, but in order to keep Whitman out of the governors mansion.

 

[California Girl]

Interesting that the OP compares the new Governor with a Tsunami.... he clearly doesn't know what damage a Tsunami does.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Im a Californian and it honestly didnt matter who was gonna be governor, Brown or Whitman, the
re wasnt a good choice. Whitman was an idiot and had no government experience. She also buried herself with the whole illegal housekeeper scandal and forgetting to vote all those year. she also dug a deeper hole when it came out that she laid off thousands of workers at Ebay and gave herself a huge bonus. Brown caused a lot of the problems that we are now experiencing, but he had experience and was the democrat. after 8 years of a republican, i think we wanted to democrat again. thats where to vote stood. Brown won a huge majority of the vote, not necessarily because he was the best candidate, but in order to keep Whitman out of the governors mansion.

Actually, you had 8 years of a liberal. So, glad to see CA double down on a winning strategy.

Good luck.

 

[Claudette]

Yep.

Good luck California.

Your're gonna need it.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Nice to have Governor Moonbeam back, yet again.

If he's lucky about half the state will drop off into the sea before it goes fiscally belly up.

Please!

Any 20-something....with a sense of self-respect, enthusiasm & pioneering....will pack their bags, and.....get ready to SPLIT, FOR THE WEST-COAST!!!!!!!

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[Soggy in NOLA]

Nice to have Governor Moonbeam back, yet again.

If he's lucky about half the state will drop off into the sea before it goes fiscally belly up.

Please!

Any 20-something....with a sense of self-respect, enthusiasm & pioneering....will pack their bags, and.....get ready to SPLIT, FOR THE WEST-COAST!!!!!!!

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Yeah... I see people lining up all over the globe to shell out 50+% of their income in taxes and pay $450,000 for a 1,100 sq/ft house with a lawn the size of a postage stamp and a gazillion regas covering everything from when you water to what color paint you use.

I guess thats why San Jose is a ghost town.

You crack me up Ms. Sheman.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

CA is a fucking basket case BECAUSE of Jerry Brown and his ilk. Screw CA.. let it go bankrupt.

 

[Common Sense]

you idiots out there who want to see CA go bankrupt have no clue how the economy works. if california defaults on all of its obligations is will have a catastrophic affect on the entire country. business in states another that do business with California will be affected, people living on CA pension across the country will be affected, the fed will have to seize control and bail them out. public services will cease, thousands of people will be without a job.

what good would it do having any state go bankrupt? is it just so you can come rant on here and say "told you so!" to everyone who has ever disagreed with you?

way to root for failure, cause thats the american way.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

CA will be appealing to the IMF before the end of the first quarter

 

[Gadawg73]

I have a policy of neither clicking on links nor responding to posts in which the poster has neither the courtesy nor the intellect to explain why they are relevant.

I never post links. Who has ever posted links covering BOTH sides of an argument?
I do my own research and not the homework of others.

 

[Gadawg73]

you idiots out there who want to see CA go bankrupt have no clue how the economy works. if california defaults on all of its obligations is will have a catastrophic affect on the entire country. business in states another that do business with California will be affected, people living on CA pension across the country will be affected, the fed will have to seize control and bail them out. public services will cease, thousands of people will be without a job.

what good would it do having any state go bankrupt? is it just so you can come rant on here and say "told you so!" to everyone who has ever disagreed with you?

way to root for failure, cause thats the american way.

How many widows and combat veterans hold bonds from California?
How many small businesses are vendors of California and are on 60 day AP cycle?
Talking hundreds of millions of dollars.
Econ 101 should be mandatory in high school.

 

[Gadawg73]

What folks fail to open their blinders to is that if government goes bankrupt it is THE CITIZENS that go bankrupt.
Government is just an entity in name of government.
Government IS THE PEOPLE.

 

[California Girl]

Im a Californian and it honestly didnt matter who was gonna be governor, Brown or Whitman, the
re wasnt a good choice. Whitman was an idiot and had no government experience. She also buried herself with the whole illegal housekeeper scandal and forgetting to vote all those year. she also dug a deeper hole when it came out that she laid off thousands of workers at Ebay and gave herself a huge bonus. Brown caused a lot of the problems that we are now experiencing, but he had experience and was the democrat. after 8 years of a republican, i think we wanted to democrat again. thats where to vote stood. Brown won a huge majority of the vote, not necessarily because he was the best candidate, but in order to keep Whitman out of the governors mansion.

You don't need government experience to run a state - you need business sense. And that Whitman had. And, as for that ridiculous crap about the illegal housekeeper, that was just shit created by the left wing media to discredit her - she did nothing wrong. If you would exercise 'Common Sense' instead of just using it as a snappy screenname, perhaps you would be more intelligent.

Brown is a fool. He was a fool last time and he will be a fool this time. However, generally speaking, Californians are not very smart.

 

[Oddball]

what good would it do having any state go bankrupt?

Then they'll have to get their financial affairs in order and admit that they've over-promised, especially to the bureaucrat unions.

 

[Gadawg73]

He damn sure will be singing Desperado in the current shape their in.
Mass benefit concerts with Linda Rondstadt.

 

[Common Sense]

Im a Californian and it honestly didnt matter who was gonna be governor, Brown or Whitman, the
re wasnt a good choice. Whitman was an idiot and had no government experience. She also buried herself with the whole illegal housekeeper scandal and forgetting to vote all those year. she also dug a deeper hole when it came out that she laid off thousands of workers at Ebay and gave herself a huge bonus. Brown caused a lot of the problems that we are now experiencing, but he had experience and was the democrat. after 8 years of a republican, i think we wanted to democrat again. thats where to vote stood. Brown won a huge majority of the vote, not necessarily because he was the best candidate, but in order to keep Whitman out of the governors mansion.

You don't need government experience to run a state - you need business sense. And that Whitman had. And, as for that ridiculous crap about the illegal housekeeper, that was just shit created by the left wing media to discredit her - she did nothing wrong. If you would exercise 'Common Sense' instead of just using it as a snappy screenname, perhaps you would be more intelligent.

Brown is a fool. He was a fool last time and he will be a fool this time. However, generally speaking, Californians are not very smart.

since CA is over 50% hispanic now, it is a big deal. she said she wanted to crack down on immigration and deport illegals. all the while she employed an illegal for over 9 years. thats not a made up story, its a fact, and Whitman even admitted it, as soon as she fired the housekeeper. in essence, she was promoting the very thing she was running against. prove me wrong, prove that she didnt employ an illegal for 9 years! not just a few months, but 9 years! you call it a talking point, i call it a fact. (Meg Whitman’s Illegal Housekeeper Threatens Race For California Governor - Caroline Howard - Social Medea - Forbes) (Meg Whitman knowingly employed illegal immigrant as maid, Gloria Allred charges | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times)

you say she did nothing wrong, well california & federal law says she did.

"Fines Increased for Knowingly Hiring Illegal Immigrants
Most employers are already aware that they must verify that their employees are eligible to work in the United States, and that they may be fined if they knowingly hire illegal immigrants. Currently, those fines vary from $250 to $11,000, depending on the offense. The United States Attorney General and Homeland Security Secretary recently announced that these fines will be increased by twenty-five percent, the first such increase in nearly ten years. The government also announced that it is working on a plan to increase criminal penalties for the most egregious of employer-offenders." California Labor & Employment Law Blog: Fines Increased for Knowingly Hiring Illegal Immigrants

no matter what you want to think, she broke the law. prove me wrong on any of this.... ohhh that right.... you cant because its already been determined to be factual.