"Recently the Budget Conference Committee Chairwoman Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa), made a statement nearing the end of the June 16th Budget Conference Committee session that floored even diehard Californians used to the spewing of the liberal elitists in charge.
She said:
"Well, there is this mantra out there âlive within our meansâ, and while that sounds really nice, it sounds really simple, and it sounds really responsible, its meaningless. Our means are completely within our control. And, as has been pointed out by numerous people, we have just recently given away huge corporate subsidies in February, we have given away other tax reductions over many many years weâve created new tax loopholes, in good times we routinely give away taxes, and then in lean times we never replace those tax deductions or close those loopholes. We continuously borrow, which is an enormous cost that we shift on into future years, and we find ourselves now with a deficit that â an ongoing structural deficit that we simply canât close. So, âlive within our meansâ doesnât mean anything. The fact is, we have a state that has a population that have needs, that we have a moral obligation to provide."
She said:
"Well, there is this mantra out there âlive within our meansâ, and while that sounds really nice, it sounds really simple, and it sounds really responsible, its meaningless. Our means are completely within our control. And, as has been pointed out by numerous people, we have just recently given away huge corporate subsidies in February, we have given away other tax reductions over many many years weâve created new tax loopholes, in good times we routinely give away taxes, and then in lean times we never replace those tax deductions or close those loopholes. We continuously borrow, which is an enormous cost that we shift on into future years, and we find ourselves now with a deficit that â an ongoing structural deficit that we simply canât close. So, âlive within our meansâ doesnât mean anything. The fact is, we have a state that has a population that have needs, that we have a moral obligation to provide."
