California Recall Debate

[Caligastia]

The reason for that (and I'm guessing here) is probably that too many federal mandates are being passed on to states without the federal funding to carry them out.

[pchang]

And...

That, and the fact that government spending is tied to programs and population, not tax revenues. So when revenues decrease because of a downturn in the economy, spending still keeps going up.

[Japher]

Federal money to the states has also dried up. Almost every single state in the union is in a fiscal crisis. You Californians are not alone.

We also whine louder...

[Imran Siddiqui]

From all I've heard McClintock was the best in this debate. He really seems like he may have a chance now. Who knows?

[TCO]

I argued that California made a mistake during the energy crisis by not letting the consumer electrical price rise with the market. I feel validated. The total cost is more because there was no price-dictated reduction in demand.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
From all I've heard McClintock was the best in this debate. He really seems like he may have a chance now. Who knows?

You should have seen him though. He may have did the best in the debate, but he looks like the Beast. He talks like him too.

[Imran Siddiqui]

The Beast is the man!