Comments on: Where Does California Spend the Money? http://www.doublejourney.com/2009/01/28/where-does-california-spend-the-money/ Going From Good To Great Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: E http://www.doublejourney.com/2009/01/28/where-does-california-spend-the-money/#comment-20360 E Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:03:43 +0000 http://www.doublejourney.com/2009/01/28/where-does-california-spend-the-money/#comment-20360 Its because the state has to make up for what it doesn't get from the fed. we lose 22% of our federal dollars to other states or other programs. So the state has to pay more to cover the difference. Also notice that salaries are higher in California so we pay more in the higher brackets because the federal govt doesn't take higher cost of living into account on federal taxes. But being a blue state, Californians always vote in people that want to tax us more. Its because the state has to make up for what it doesn’t get from the fed. we lose 22% of our federal dollars to other states or other programs. So the state has to pay more to cover the difference. Also notice that salaries are higher in California so we pay more in the higher brackets because the federal govt doesn’t take higher cost of living into account on federal taxes.

But being a blue state, Californians always vote in people that want to tax us more.

]]> By: Double Journey » California’s Budget - Bad For All http://www.doublejourney.com/2009/01/28/where-does-california-spend-the-money/#comment-17287 Double Journey » California’s Budget - Bad For All Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:34:33 +0000 http://www.doublejourney.com/2009/01/28/where-does-california-spend-the-money/#comment-17287 [...] against unlimited wants.  Nobody in California thinks they should give up their budget.  But California spends money on three major things.  Education,  health care, and law enforcement.  Of course nobody wants to take money away from [...] [...] against unlimited wants.  Nobody in California thinks they should give up their budget.  But California spends money on three major things.  Education,  health care, and law enforcement.  Of course nobody wants to take money away from [...]

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