Five Messages from the People of California to Sacramento

This was copied in its entirey from an email sent to me today by Assemblyman Dan Logue. Enjoy.

-Dave


Five Messages from the People of CaliforniaTo Sacramento

By Assemblyman Dan Logue

The people of California have spoken, and from where I stand, they have given us a mandate to reel in State Government. There is no doubt the people of California have had it with billions of dollars of GM Bailouts, Chrysler Bailouts and Bank Bailouts. And now the people of California have said NO to the California government's tax-and-spend bailouts.The message was clear.

Message One. Don't raise taxes. We know the economy is bad and that government doesn't have all the money it hoped to have to fund its special projects, but we are hurting too. Those unemployment numbers, that 11.2%, those numbers have faces and names. Those numbers are my neighbors. They don't have jobs because our companies can't afford to keep them employed due to over taxation and over regulation. We don't have the money we used to have either. And you want to take our money to pay your bills? I don't think so.

Message Two. Own up to your own problems Sacramento. California government has become famous for passing the buck when it gets in a crunch. You will sell income generating assets for a quick buck today. Rather than face up to your own addiction to spending, you raid funds from local governments to feed your newest feel good pet project. Stop looking elsewhere to fix your problems. Look in the mirror and get to work.

Message Three. We are angry. Stop floating fake solutions. We know you don't think we are smart enough to see it, but we're telling you, we see it. The economy is forcing every industry to correct, government should be no different. Just like the housing market is undergoing a pricing correction, Sacramento needs to undertake a spending correction.

Message Four. Cut the size of government now. You threatened us with promises of massive cuts to government. Good. That's what we've been asking for. Shrink the size of the behemoth bureaucracy. Government isn't the solution to all of our problems. Government is the problem. Stop over-regulating us - telling us what kind of light bulbs we have to buy, what food we have to eat, and micromanaging every part of our lives. Stop driving jobs out of the state, stop the over regulation of septic tanks and auto emissions, and stop holding our water hostage!

Message Five. The greatness of California is not the government but it is the people.Do us all a favor - take these concrete government boots off of our feet and let us thrive. We did it before, we can do it again.

ASSEMBLYMAN DAN LOGUE
P.O. Box 1504 Chico, CA 95927
Not paid for or sent at taxpayer expense