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Oh yeah, he raised taxes and

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 29 May 2013 06:16:48 +0000

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Oh yeah, he raised taxes and government revenues increased and still company profits are booming. Kinda like happened in the early Clinton years.

When can we put a stake in the heart of the Reagan Revolution?

80 reads so far, so maybe a

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 28 May 2013 13:34:53 +0000

In reply to At least this time around he

80 reads so far, so maybe a few people read the links.

What I find most interesting is the structural problems, and how Brown's dealing with them. Even the structure theoretically favors Dems, it really just favors oligarchs.

And most passive observers would have just assumed balancing the budget & running a surplus was hopeless after Arnie, I think.

And I also like his low key approach, but taking it to the people when needed.

Certainly Brown could have blamed the system for failures, but instead has looked for creative opportunities.

Maybe a 2016 run for prez as an octogenarian...

Agree. I was in a pissy mood

Elusive Trope — Mon, 27 May 2013 20:58:15 +0000

In reply to At least this time around he

Agree. I was in a pissy mood when I wrote that first post. As one might imagine, it had to with someone acting in what I perceived as a particularly dense manner.

At least this time around he

ocean-kat — Mon, 27 May 2013 19:31:35 +0000

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At least this time around he does seem to be pushing back against liberal excesses of the California house. Even as a far left liberal I can see how there are limits to what its possible to do to ameliorate poverty and inequality. We do need a conservative input into the solutions. Just not the insane no compromise no logic conservatives we have now.

I was reading the first

Elusive Trope — Mon, 27 May 2013 15:23:21 +0000

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I was reading the first article, and right away he is quoted as saying:

“I love what I am doing,” he told me once I got to his Oakland office. “I love it much more than the first time. Back then I got bored because we didn’t have big problems. Now I am very enthusiastic. Everything’s interesting, and it’s complicated. There is a zest!”

Really. As Governor of California between 1975 and 1983, you didn't see any big problems? You were bored?

Now, if he had said, "Man, was I dense. Back in the late seventies and early eighties, with the environment, and oil embargoes, and Soviet Union and Ronnie and coming out of a long recession when I got elected only to hit another one in the '80, one might think I could see there was big problems, big problems that California could lead the way in finding solutions. But nope. I was bored. I guess some of us take a little while to clue in." I might care what else he has to say.