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She must have a staffer running her pofolio. The other day she looked like Capt Pike being wheeled into the menagerie. I bet there are a lot of rich stock trading staffers.
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Except for these hundreds of people in Yuma
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I do recall the former Republican Arizona governor busing them to "sanctuary cities." Is the current Democratic governess following suit? Does anyone know? Or has she drunk the kool-aid to the detriment of the state she is supposed to care about?
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Any dem, at any level of gummint has allegiance not the voters but to The Hive™
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[The Hill] California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) unveiled a revised $306.5 billion budget proposal on Friday, while announcing the state’s budget deficit had grown to $31.5 billion. Then it was off to the 'French Laundry' for dinner.
This shortfall is about $9 billion more than the $22.5 billion gap he projected in his initial January budget proposal, which totaled about $297 billion.
"We are walking into a budget where we need to maintain our prudence, and we need to prepare not just for the short term but the medium and long term," Newsom said at a Friday press conference, where he presented the revised proposal.
Recognizing the current environment of economic volatility, Newsom stressed the importance of taking that uncertainty "very soberly and seriously as it relates to macroeconomic headwinds."
The total $306.5 billion budget includes $224.1 billion in general spending, $79.5 billion in special funds and $2.9 billion in bond funds.
The May revision estimates $37.3 billion in budgetary reserves — an increase from the $35.6 billion estimated in January.
Although Newsom indicated in January that he did not intend to tap into the reserves, he announced on Friday a $450 million withdrawal from the Safety Net Reserve. This represents about half the funds available within that reserve.
"We are sweeping $450 million from the safety net reserve to help offset costs associated with Medi-Cal and CalWorks," Newsom said, referring to two family assistance programs.
California, which has the largest budget in the nation at $306 billion, is one of the few states to have a shortfall this year. Some say it is due in part to a progressive tax code that relies on wealthy taxpayers whose income is closely tied to the performance of the stock market.
In January, Newsom proposed a number of ideas to cover the deficit, including about $9.6 billion in spending cuts that hit some of the state’s ambitious climate programs and other policy areas. His latest proposal includes roughly another $1 billion in spending reductions.
Some of that comes from clawing back unspent money in various programs, including those designed to provide tax refunds and help people with their utility bills.
He’s making up the rest of the deficit by shifting expenses, taking some money from the state’s safety net reserve and borrowing.
"This was not an easy budget, but I hope you see we will try to do our best to hold the line and take care of the most vulnerable and most needy but still maintain prudence," Newsom said.
In a press release, Newsom's office said it was prepared for the shortfall "with the governor and legislature paying down the state’s prior debts, building unprecedented reserves and prioritizing one-time investments."
Republican legislative leaders blasted Newsom’s proposal as another marker of irresponsible spending by the Democrats who control Sacramento.
"His cuts to drought programs are dangerous, his ‘fiscal gimmicks’ are shortsighted and his words about good government and efficiency are yet another empty promise. Californians deserve better," Republican Assembly Leader James Gallagher said in a statement.
Newsom’s press conference comes roughly a year after he touted a budget surplus of $97 billion and said it was "simply without precedent."
The budget shortfall announcement comes almost exactly a week after a committee established by Newsom recommended cash reparations payments to Black residents to make amends for slavery that could cost the state billions if approved by the legislature.
Shortly after the committee approved the plan, Newsom distanced himself from the idea of cash payments to Californians in response to slavery, which was never legal in the state.
The Hill has lots of interesting details about the financials and the honourable governor’s plans going forward at the original link, for those interested in such things.
#1
LSD mission accomplished.
With little more than hot air, they solitified the Black vote and established themselves as their champions owners if they want $$$$$$ they never earned
#7
Is it any wonder they dragged out the Fauci Flu emergency for so long? Lots of dough there, much of it ending up in Caliphornia, Illinois, Nueva York...I think you see a trend there.
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Evidently the American public has no idea or concern that the Feds (and maybe certain states) have absolutely no intention on paying off the debt. Meanwhile, McConnell's race horses found protection in a covid Fauci Flu relief bill. Money well spent, I'm sure.
#10
The eventual US default (when, not if) will be a problem for the whole gerbaloney religion. The re-localization of all economic activity will show people what real wealth inequality is.
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^^^ Judging from what I'm seeing on the news, we do intend to default. It will be a much wilder roller coaster ride than anyone thinks.
Oh, and Janet saying yesterday that she "couldn't prioritize" spending. Hello, Janet, you are the Secretary of the Treasury. Prioritizing spending is exactly what your job is.
Posted by: Tom ||
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Tom, I'm not thinking of the short-term, debt ceiling, manufactured crisis "default," but of the "party's over, punch bowl is smashed, don't get a DUI on the way home" permanent default.
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
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Yellen is a disgusting disgrace. Let's not forget how she was watching inflation "closely" a little over a year ago. I think she also said there will never be another banking crisis after 2008. Just another Obama hack like multiple others who reappeared in the OBiden Administration.
[Townhall] With fewer than eight hours remaining before the expiration of Title 42, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the "Secure the Border Act," by a vote of 219 to 213 — another significant legislative win for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
All Democrats voted against the legislation, as did two House Republicans: Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and John Duarte (R-CA).
That is, 213 Democrats just voted against a bill Republicans crafted to:
Require President Biden and his administration to restart border wall construction
Begin using new technology at our southern and northern borders
Provide funding to hire more Border Patrol agents and pay bonuses
Increase DHS transparency so Americans know how many illegal immigrants are unlawfully entering their country
make existing laws stronger to protect unaccompanied children (UAC) from trafficking and abuse
Discontinue "catch and release" of illegal immigrants
end the president's abuse of executive immigration authority
Improve the asylum process and make it more efficient
Following the successful passage of the Secure the Border Act, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) slammed the Biden administration for allowing Title 42 to expire while touting their "action to address the chaos at our nation's borders."
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I'm sure Massie opposed it because it didn't go far enough or had some carve-outs in it that were non-starters if the point was to close the border.
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I think Massie was against some E-Verify clause in that bill.
[PJ] In the service of collecting on slavery reparations, an ultra-woke Denver city council member is floating a generous (with other people’s money) tax on white-owned businesses.
Racist taxation policy is Equity™, which is one of Our Sacred Values™ in Democracy™.
Obviously, taxing whitey is crucial because Denver has always been a notorious epicenter of White Supremacy™.
A Denver councilwoman caused a stir when she declared that white-owned businesses should pay reparations.
Candi CdeBaca, a 37-year-old Democratic Socialist who is facing a run-off election in June, told a business forum Thursday that white-owned businesses should pay an additional race-based tax, which would be given in turn as reparations to minority-owned businesses.
"Capitalism was built on stolen land, stolen labor, and stolen resources," CdeBaca told the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance, 9 News reported.
She said business improvement districts could levy the racial tax. I thought Affirmative Action, SNAP, and free college tuition accomplished similar outcomes? Is more still needed ?"
’You could be collecting those extra taxes from white-led businesses all over the city and redistributing them to black and brown-owned businesses," she said.
What does "capitalism was built on stolen land, stolen labor, and stolen resources" even mean? Capitalism is an economic ideology that promotes free-market exchange with minimal state interference. It has nothing whatsoever to do with stealing land. If, as has happened throughout history, nominally capitalist states have sanctioned land theft, that is an entirely separate issue from the ideology of capitalism.
This reminds me of that one time Tucker had the ditzy fashion writer from Teen Vogue on his show who had written a cringe thinkpiece about how Trump threatened something she called the "sovereignty of an entire religion," referring to Islam and Trump’s purportedly racist "Muslim ban."
"What does that even mean?" Carlson asked, to which the fashion writer responded with a word salad of more woke gibberish. It was an exquisite interview, vintage Tucker.
[Gateway] South Shore, Chicago residents were outraged with the city’s plans to bring in illegal immigrants to their neighborhood.
The Chicago Mayor’s Office is making plans for housing up to 500 illegal immigrants at the old South Shore High School, but officials have not clarified for how long.
Many South Shore locals were opposed to the proposals because they believe it is unacceptable for the city to rush to help the migrants after disregarding the Black community’s concerns for so long, according to Block Club Chicago.
The Gateway Pundit reported Thursday that the residents criticized the release proposal and urged city officials to take action to halt the impending inflow during the council meeting earlier this week.
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Any dem, at any level of gummint has allegiance not the voters but to The Hive™
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#9
hahhaha...this is a joke, right? hahahahah
Posted by: Rex Mundi ||
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#10
How can they get what they voted for - good and hard - and still be so ungrateful? No wonder the uniparty is so gung-ho on importing a new electorat.
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#3
He's confused by the ones he sees in the streets of America, not grasping that the upper class white caste which rules Mexico live as well as Donk officials in California.
#4
If he refuses to walk it back, he is a honey badger.
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#5
Guys like this Kennedy are too smart to mess up their lives by running for prexident, while idiots like Chris Christie and John Kasich are only too happy to take a shot at it.
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/\ Chris Christie and John Kasich? I thought we had a gentleman's agreement about the mention of those names on the Burg ?
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Curious, what would happen if all remittances to Mexico from US were halted?
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Not racist. An indictment on the Mexico ruling caste. One ours seems to be jealous of.
I like the part where the president of Mexico shit his pants about Florida tightening immigration laws, like if he gave a shit people would be flocking to Mexico instead of from Mexico.
#9
Where would they get the cat food and who would pay for it?
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Chris Christie and John Kasich? I thought we had a gentleman's agreement about the mention of those names on the Burg ?
Yeah, and I'm not supposed to call Hillary a reptile. But sometimes you must acknowledge the unpleasant facts.
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"In 2021, remittances to Mexico grew 27.1% from 40.6 billion dollars in 2020 to in 2021, marking a historic high. Globally, Mexico ranked the third largest recipient of remittances in 2021 behind China and India."
"Out of all the remittances arriving in México in 2021, 94.9% came from the United States. The state of California () accounted for over ⅓ of all remittances with while Texas (15.9%) and Minnesota (7%) were the second and third largest sending states with 7.8 billion dollars and 3.4 billion dollars. In addition, the average remittance payment in 2021 grew 11.1%, equivalent to US$340 total."
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@#6 - B., I think we should allow mention of fatso Christie and Kasich, but only we mock them and call them names. No positive comments about them (not that we'll find any).
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Harvard grad that worked for Hillary "Thunder Thighs" Clinton and John "Lurch" Kerry. Founding CEO of the Fannie Mae Foundation. Was associated with the Benghazi attack fiasco afterwards, tasked with improving security for diplomates after Hillary Clinton blew it in Libia. She hates Israel, especially Benjamin Netanyahu. She pissed off the Iranians by accusing them of having bad DNA. Her dealings with N. Korea's "rocket man" Kim Jong-unnn was simply appeasement. And when the Chinese balloons were floating across the US snapping pics of US military/nuclear sites she wanted to reverse decision Blinken's decision to cancel a visit to China who has substanitally lined the pockets of "The Big Guy" and his numerous family members and non-family member acquaintances.
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#2
Under the bas!
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#3
The assassin leaving the scene to avoid Congressional oversight.
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#4
Well, despite her poor choice of friends, at least she has dignity to retire, unlike Feinstein, Pelosi, Maxine Waters, McConnell, and even, a-hem, Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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