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- Title: California Screaming: The Golden State's Political Class Comes Unglued in the Face of a Citizens' Revolt (From the Top)
- Author : Reason
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Reference,Books,Religion & Spirituality,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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ON MAY 19, California voters went to the polls to decide whether to pass a package of six tax-and-gimmick ballot propositions. Its supporters--Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democratic legislative leaders, the California Teachers Association, and the overwhelming majority of the state's major newspapers-billed it as the last best hope to plug Sacramento's $24 billion budget deficit. "Either pass it," warned the Los Angeles Times editorial board," or risk fiscal disaster." Those who believe that either money or the media determine political outcomes should pay close heed to what happened next: Although opponents were outspent by more than 7 to 1, they trounced the state's political class, rejecting five of the six measures by an average of 30 percentage points. The only proposition to pass was an anger-driven new law that limits elected officials' salaries.
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