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How California Went Bankrupt

Carol Platt Liebau
Carol Platt Liebau | June 29, 2009 10:00 AM
How California Went Bankrupt
Contrary to the liberal spin, Prop. 13 -- protecting Californians from skyrocketing property taxes -- is not the reason the (once) "Golden State" is bankrupt.  Rather,
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as my Townhall column points out, an arrogant group of big-spending legislators, protected by gerrymandering, bear responsibility for driving California off the cliff.

Check out the quote from Democrat Noreen Evans in it.  It's a remarkably honest reflection of how lefties feel about normal taxpayers.

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