barter

[natasha69]

just a thought, but do you think Arnold is holding all the bills as potential barter for support for this?

http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/09/21/california-targets-budget-busting-tax-code/

he agrees not to veto for support for his larger agenda?

[obeygiant]

Considering that it is Arnie

Schwarzenegger said,

"No new taxes. Period."

"Explain to me the advantage of raising all those taxes in the middle of a recession."

From the Article:
I think he will leverage anything before him to try and salvage an already lost career.

[natasha69]

The tax reform is different taxes though, it actually hands out a tax to the lower and middle income brackets on a more rigid basis. No sales tax and no corporate taxes as well mean higher employment. So, I don't think Arnold would rule this out under the blanket statement of "no new taxes".

from the article - yes, i agree it would be hard for him to sell this to california, let alone to the legislature who has a worse rating than him.

anyway, i was just thinking if we are seeing him wait on veto'ing our two bills, i was wondering what political games might be happening behind the big curtain.

and on that note, i'm going to make my ten calls before bedtime.

[obeygiant]

The tax reform is different taxes though, it actually hands out a tax to the lower and middle income brackets on a more rigid basis. No sales tax and no corporate taxes as well mean higher employment. So, I don't think Arnold would rule this out under the blanket statement of "no new taxes".

from the article - yes, i agree it would be hard for him to sell this to california, let alone to the legislature who has a worse rating than him.

anyway, i was just thinking if we are seeing him wait on veto'ing our two bills, i was wondering what political games might be happening behind the big curtain.

and on that note, i'm going to make my ten calls before bedtime.

I was just pointing out that he ran for office under that statement and he has done quite the opposite.

[natasha69]

I was just pointing out that he ran for office under that statement and he has done quite the opposite.

i agree with you. i was just discussing it more...

bottom line, these bills are revenue negative - i'm not sure how he can not veto them w/o breaking his underlying promise to the people who voted for him.

[RP1911]

He usually takes up bills that deal with the same topic area in groups. Education bills, public safety, environmental, budget trailer bills etc.