Business the big winner in California budget plan

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Sun Feb-15-09 10:29 AM
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Business the big winner in California budget plan

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"Left Coast"??...yeah...sure...

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Business the big winner in California budget plan
Firms would get nearly $1 billion in breaks, while the average person would pay higher taxes five ways. Republicans say the plan would create jobs, but others dispute the claim.
By Evan Halper
February 14, 2009

Reporting from Sacramento -- The average Californian's taxes would shoot up five different ways in the state budget blueprint that lawmakers hope to vote on this weekend. But the bipartisan plan for wiping out the state's giant deficit isn't so bad for large corporations, many of which would receive a permanent windfall.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget-taxbreaks14-2009feb14,0,1807568.story

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CreekDog

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Wed Feb-18-09 09:17 AM
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1. give our Democrats a break, they need to get 3 Republicans to vote for this

it's the only reason those tax breaks are in there (since our budgets require 2/3 vote in each house).

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