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 Update: California can delay tax refunds legally until the 30th of May. Furthermore, if the state issues the iou's banks may or may not cash them. The recession in 1992 required issuance of iou's and the banks paid back then.  79

California IOU Tax Refunds

Auto affordability has a lot to do with spending, tax recovery and solvency of California. I don't see a lot of autos being purchased and the poll tells us why. It has been consistent since the initial...

17 comments    finance california tax
Thomas Paine65

Health Care Reform - When?

The health insurance reform in the United States has long been the subject of political debate since the early part 1900s. It continues as a active dilemma. Different reform plans were offered by both major...

2 comments    health technology politics
This Municipal Marina was only 65% occupied until a Private Operator cleaned it up and filled it up...66

Privatizing State Parks & Recreation

The California Governor’s recent decision to keep the State parks and recreation areas open, rather than close them as part of a previous budget-cutting proposal, is a fresh breath of sanity for a change...

2 comments    parks facilities state parks
  Founding Fathers Poster54

Budget Proposal Is Unbalanced

A balanced budget amendment, whenever proposed, is a bad idea. Budget problems abound, but a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget is not the answer. Our legislators already have the power to balance the budget and can do so at any time.

6 comments    money politics video
Newt Gingrich52

'Contract' a Failed Strategy

The road to hell, it's been said, is paved with good intentions. While always praiseworthy, good intentions can, if you're not careful, take you down the primrose path. Newt Gingrich took us down that path with his so-called "Contract With America."

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pilgrimboy profile image47

McCain Robocall - The Democrats are to Blame for the Economy

I just received a phone call from the McCain camp telling me not to vote for Obama for two reasons: His relationship with Tony Rezco and the Democrats have driven the economy into the ground since they took...

2 comments    politics obama democrats
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Medicare Monthly Premium Year to Year Comparison

Seniors BEWARE!  Medicare Monthly Premium and your out of pocket deductibles increase nearly every year.  Medicare is a government run and controlled healthcare program.  Medicare was originally designed...

0 comments    health business education
bernie1936 profile image65

CALIFORNIA DEFICIT: 24 BILLION

CALIFORNIA DEFICIT: $24,000,000,000 Where should the budget cuts come from to balance the budget? Log on to: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-statebudget-fl,0,95571.htmlstory Try to balance...

3 comments    finance california taxes
U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich, left, and U.S. Sen. Bob Dole72

Newt, Bob: Just Balance the Budget

It would be great folly for Congress -- and the states (which must ratify amendments by a two-thirds vote) -- to clutter up the Constitution with amendments that thoughtlessly change the balance of power that is now finely balanced among the three branches of government.

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Rep. Newt Gingrich, 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives58

Did the Voters Buy a GOP Pig in a Poke?

Newt Gingrich, the freewheeling loose cannon who was elected Speaker of the House in 1995, used his position to lord it over the Democrats by bulldozing his so-called "Contract With America" through the lower legislative body of Congress. In the end, it failed.

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