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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 02:51 PM Original message |
Poll question: Is California too big to fail? |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. California Uber Alles. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Like so many talking points this is a red herring: there is no such thing as "too big to fail" |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. If CA got back a reasonable percentage of federal tax dollars |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. so many people fail to realize this.. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Federal taxes aren't why CA is nearly insolvent. State taxes are. |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Prop 13 is part of the problem to be sure |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Correct |
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mrdmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. We will not mention $16,000,000,000 removed out of our Treasury to |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. I agree |
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Llewlladdwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. This is as it should be. |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. CA is also poorer than MS |
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Llewlladdwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. California is NOT poorer than Mississippi. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Sound like those states have more effective representation in Congress |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. or just more representation |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. California's 53 Congressmen and 2 Senators vs. Mississippi's 4 Congressmen and 2 Senators? |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. God, I hope so! Give us money, other states, or we'll drag you down with us |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. + CA gold (other people's) |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 07:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. yep |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. Other - Zombies ahead |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. Doesn't appear that way. |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sorry, the state is grossly mismanaged |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
21. When I lived there in the 90s... it was a "more fed taxes are paid than received" state. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
22. Until we get rid of rule by minority or the 2/3 vote needed to pass anything |
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