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America By Domenico Maceri
Schwarzenegger's proposed budget for next year continues to be an attack on the weak segment of Californians. It's the budget of a Girlie Man governor.The governor wants to cut education, healthcare, employee pensions, payments to healthcare workers, transportation and welfare. And as he proposed last year, he wants to reduce services to Medi-Cal patients by requiring them to pay a share of their premiums. He also wants to require the elderly and disabled to switch to less expensive HMOs.Rather than raising taxes on the wealthy, for whom it would be no sacrifice at all, Schwarzenegger is asking the non-rich to take hits.Schwarzenegger cannot afford to raise taxes because of his weak GOP credentials. Already many people feel he is not a "real" Republican because of his moderate stance on social issues. If he were to raise taxes, he would show he's really a "closet" Democrat.
The GOP has done such a good job of demonizing raising taxes that it's a threat to everyone.In a way, taxes are indeed raised but it's done in subtle way. So when you ask people to pay higher fees, you don't call it a tax but in essence that's exactly what it is.When the fees at the state colleges and universities go up year after year, it's a tax increase.So we play this game the GOP likes which claims not to raise taxes but the results are the same regardless of what you call it.Democrats, who have the reputation for "taxing and spending," are also terrified of suggesting raising taxes even on the very rich. Republicans have done such a great job of maligning taxes that no politician can even mention the word without committing political suicide.Yet, Americans pay low taxes. According to data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) the taxes paid by Americans as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product is one of the lowest of industrialized nations.Unfortunately, Americans believe the GOP oft-repeated myths about taxes being too high and the inability to cut programs means our kids will pay our taxes in the future. Instead of asking those who make a lot of money to pay their fair share, Schwarzenegger is asking future generations to pay for his cowardice. ![]() Julián Castro's Monolingualism: a ... Biden's Immigration Plan: Between Trump and ... Legal and Illegal Immigration: A Winning ... World Cup: Beyond the Soccer Field John Kelly's Fails English and History
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