Most voters polled back hike in taxes
By Harrison Sheppard and SteveGeissinger
Sacramento Bureau
SACRAMENTO -- In Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's first report card since taking office, Californians give him high ratings but the majority of voters would support tax hikes, which he opposes, as part of the state's fiscal recovery plan.
Six out of 10 likely voters say they favor tax increases as part of the solution to the deficit, according to the public opinion survey released today by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.
At the same time, 64 percent approve of the way Schwarzenegger is handling his job as governor. Still, only 35 percent of likely voters say they would vote for his $15 billion March 2 bond measure if the election were held today.
"Popularity does not necessarily translate into influence," said poll director Mark Baldassare. "Voters have to like the message, not just the messenger. Given the bitter residue of this past year's financial fiasco, they are understandably wary about incurring more debt." More sanity at link
It would leave Bush comletely baffled if he knew that voters thought. I'm with these folks. Repeal the Bush cuts. All that fuckin' money spent to create how many American jobs? I expect this 'recovery' to the shortest on record. It's already the weakest in terms of job creation 34 months on.
California's fiscal crisis can largely be placed on the shoulders of energy deregulation, and Bush's tax cuts. These people know it.
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