Californians Far More Concerned About Budget Cuts Than Taxes
During this whole multi-year budget season, the Republicans have consistently been fighting to put the reduction of taxes as the top issue on the table. And Steve Poizner’s "10-10-10" Plan calls for a 10 percent cut in taxes as well as a 10 percent cut in spending. Of course, we’ve cut far more than 10 percent in each of the last few budget years, so his plan doesn’t carry much meaning, but the sentiment is still there. But, like so many issues facing California, the Republicans are out of touch with the people they are supposed to be representing. In a poll by the Datamar firm (PDF), taxes as an issue didn’t even rate. It just got lumped in with "all other issues." Meanwhile, "budget cuts" rated as the second leading issue
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by Brian Leubitz , Calitics.