Michele Stillwell

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  Michele commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  CA to become first state with no public assistance?

  I just want to point out that calling California voters the "bad guys" for voting down the ballot propositions is very simplistic.  Yes, some voters voted no because they didn't want the tax increases - but a substantial number of progressives voted no on the measures because we realized that the they would trade a balanced budget this year for spending caps and borrowing that would shackle the state's ability to address poverty, education, homelessness and health care for decades to come (See, for example, what TABOR did to Colorado).
  
  But, that point aside, I agree that California needs constitutional reform, and that the state needs to come together to reject these Dickensian cuts.