Yacht Party Response to Budget Crisis Has Few Support
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The California Yacht Party, err...Republican Party has failed to provide working solutions to our state's recurring budget crisis. Their insufficient proposal of deep spending cuts that threaten the basic services most Californians expect their government to provide is a stale idea which is losing support even amongst Republicans.
According to a March 2008 statewide survey, Californians & Their Government by the Public Policy Institute of California:
But there's more, the survey also finds that all Californians appear to be rejecting the Yacht Party platform:
With so many Californians of all political stripes, including conservatives, rejecting the 'spending cuts only' approach to resolving our budget crisis, one must wonder why state Republicans are so wedded to political positions that draw little support?
Perhaps they enjoy being a minority party in Sacramento with a governor who only provides them tepid solidarity although he shares their party.
I hope these survey findings challenge them to provide real policy proposals that can be working solutions for most Californians, because spending cuts in education, parks, health and welfare are not options so long as you work to protect tax loopholes for the wealthy.
Blaming undocumented immigrants will not work either. Wedging the issues and playing a proverbial devil's advocate to Democratic leaders working to maintain essential governemnt services and programs does nothing for California, our budget deficit or your potential to win elections in the future.
Not that I want you to win future elections.
According to a March 2008 statewide survey, Californians & Their Government by the Public Policy Institute of California:
- Republicans today are less likely than in December to support dealing with the budget gap mostly through spending cuts (down from 61% in December to 50% today) and are more likely to support a mix of spending cuts and tax increases (up from 25% to 35%).
But there's more, the survey also finds that all Californians appear to be rejecting the Yacht Party platform:
- When asked how they would most prefer to deal with the state's budget gap, 42 percent of Californians choose a mix of spending cuts and tax increases, up from 36 percent in December. And fewer seem to view spending cuts alone as an option (down from 42% in December to 30% today).
With so many Californians of all political stripes, including conservatives, rejecting the 'spending cuts only' approach to resolving our budget crisis, one must wonder why state Republicans are so wedded to political positions that draw little support?
Perhaps they enjoy being a minority party in Sacramento with a governor who only provides them tepid solidarity although he shares their party.
I hope these survey findings challenge them to provide real policy proposals that can be working solutions for most Californians, because spending cuts in education, parks, health and welfare are not options so long as you work to protect tax loopholes for the wealthy.
Blaming undocumented immigrants will not work either. Wedging the issues and playing a proverbial devil's advocate to Democratic leaders working to maintain essential governemnt services and programs does nothing for California, our budget deficit or your potential to win elections in the future.
Not that I want you to win future elections.