Comments on: Clicklist: Balance Cali’s budget yourself http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-balance-calis-budget-yourself/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-balance-calis-budget-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-446226 Siel Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:55:10 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=554#comment-446226 Carrick -- I raised every tax too! That was actually a lot less painful than cutting anything :) Kim -- I want to enter, but I feel like I should give other people a chance -- Carrick — I raised every tax too! That was actually a lot less painful than cutting anything :)

Kim — I want to enter, but I feel like I should give other people a chance –

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-balance-calis-budget-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-446154 Kim Woodbridge Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:36:42 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=554#comment-446154 Hey! Thanks for the link :-) And I'm honored to be in the same list as your esteemed governor ;-) <abbr><em>Kim Woodbridge’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/wordpress-28-upgrade-issues-and-recommendations/" rel="nofollow">WordPress 2.8 Upgrade Issues and Recommendations</a></em></abbr> Hey! Thanks for the link :-) And I’m honored to be in the same list as your esteemed governor ;-)

Kim Woodbridge’s last blog post..WordPress 2.8 Upgrade Issues and Recommendations

]]> By: Carrick http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-balance-calis-budget-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-446152 Carrick Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:32:08 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=554#comment-446152 On the budget, I did as much as I was willing to do, raising every tax (I'm a commie, what can I say), and only eliminating things that seemed to have little effect on social services. I was still 3 billion in the red. Geez. :( This is a bit off topic, but I recently did a little research into using the lottery for (supposedly) educational funding. I'm convinced we should do away with it. As an Alabama study called it, it's "theft by consent". It doesn't actually mean more money is going to education, and creates more problems than it solves. <abbr><em>Carrick’s last blog post..<a href="http://carricksblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-show-us-your-trash-challenge-results.html" rel="nofollow">My "Show Us Your Trash Challenge" Results!</a></em></abbr> On the budget, I did as much as I was willing to do, raising every tax (I’m a commie, what can I say), and only eliminating things that seemed to have little effect on social services. I was still 3 billion in the red. Geez. :(

This is a bit off topic, but I recently did a little research into using the lottery for (supposedly) educational funding. I’m convinced we should do away with it. As an Alabama study called it, it’s “theft by consent”. It doesn’t actually mean more money is going to education, and creates more problems than it solves.

Carrick’s last blog post..My "Show Us Your Trash Challenge" Results!

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