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Do you live in a “death spiral” state? Californians take note
8:57 am on Dec 10, 2012
Richard Rider

What is a "death spiral state"?  If you live in the largest state on the West Coast, I think you know the answer.  The Forbes article below uses objective criteria to establish rankings -- with the idea of suggesting that folks should not buy homes or…

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Love it when a cop looks at ME like I'm crazy when I tell them that it is outrageous and wrong that they can retire at full salary at age 50

 

@tedlieu @aaronmclear Apparently #PROP30 is both a floor wax and a desert topping! http://t.co/JklExgT6

 

SF Sheriff Mirkarimi was reinstated. Waiting for a lefty Supervisor to explain how "our society is responsible" for him hitting his wife.

 

Of course he got off, the whole "jury" was made up of liberals RT @debrajsaunders: Three votes to retain #Mirkarimi. It's over.

 

RT @SovernNation: Breaking: Supervisor Avalos says he'll vote against misconduct charge, will vote to restore #Mirkarimi as sheriff. Tha ...

 

The anti-nuke protestors in Dana Point are welcome to shut down SCE's power plant for good - if they are going to pay my electricity bills.

 

Turn it on! RT @SCE_SONGS: Poll: 68% Confident #SanOnofre Can Be Restarted and Operated Safely http://t.co/QUi6EAL4

 

@JenniferFearing you're okay for a #VEGGIESAURUS

 

@JenniferFearing good ol' Prop 2 - "Condos for Chickens"

 

I'm calling on Molly Munger to... DOUBLE DOWN! #NoOn30

 

RT @MattRexroad: Kevin Jeffries puts the beat down on Bob Buster in this Supervisors debate. http://t.co/7mogH1KT

 

RT @LincolnFresno: The Fresno County Lincoln Club Voter Guide is up: http://t.co/xTyaeeYi

 

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@cfodee I'm available after the meeting if you want.

 

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Dear Molly Munger - if you need any help explaining to voters why passing Prop. 30 is a bad idea, DM me.

 

Where is my RT love on the Logue news my MSM tweeps? Sigh.

 

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We wish Assemblyman Logue Godspeed for a quick recovery from his health challenges.

 

Logue was in a tough battle against fellow north-state Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, who will now coast into this non-coastal Senate seat.

 

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If @JerryBrownGov feigning concern about gas prices is total bullshit. You can't credibly care when you promote policies that raise prices.

 

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There's no logical Yes on 30, Yes on 38 strategy. If both pass only top vote getter goes into effect. If u like 1 u must defeat the other.

 

I guess it would be a buzz kill to tell @mikegatto how his new baby already is in debt to the federal and state government.

 

@tedlieu Prop 38 supporters like M. Munger understand that if Prop 30 gets more vote, 38 can't go into effect.

 

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CA Progress Report: Women Invent a Better World

 

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Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal: California lawmaker proposes tax breaks for commercial space firms

 

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VC Star Brian Dennert: Simi Valley City Council: Barbra Williamson

 

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CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog: What they"re saying about SCOTUS & gay marriage

 

OC Register Total Buzz: O.C. activists respond to Prop. 8 decision

 

SacBee Capitol Alert: Supreme Court to hear DOMA and Prop. 8 gay marriage cases

 

LAT Opinion: Iamb who iamb: L.A. gets new poet laureate

 

SacBee Capitol Alert: California revenue lags due to Facebook, corporate refunds

 

SacBee State Worker: Law officer union gave $630,000 to initiative, Democratic Party

 

SacBee Capitol Alert: Ken Cooley joins seven NorCal legislators in nixing per diem

 

Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal: California Democrats weigh in on Prop. 8 decision

 

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SacBee Capitol Alert: AM Alert: Assembly Republicans form diversity outreach team

 

LAT Opinion: Little Hoover's dim view of California's energy future

 

Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal: Online voter registration boosted turnout, data suggest

 

Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal: California ethics agency looks at former state senator's car purchase

 

CA's Capitol- Greg Lucas: Golden State's Future a Little More Golden But Still Work to Do, Recent Poll Says

 

VC Star Timm Herdt: Of pettiness and Rules

 

SacBee Capitol Alert: California State University applications keep going up

 

LAT Opinion: Parsing Republican paranoia on the disability treaty

 

LAT Opinion: L.A. finds yet another way to take the joy out of parking

 

SacBee Capitol Alert: California budget spends less than U.S. average on education

 

SacBee State Worker: Column Extra: More on new California state retirement formulas

 

SacBee Capitol Alert: Assemblyman wants Prop. 13 change for commercial property

 

CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog: A new push for "split-roll" property taxes

 

CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog: A few more bits from Bill Clinton's speech

 

Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal: GOP leader suggests pulling the plug on California's high-speed rail

 

Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal: Rural counties seek bigger share of prison money

 

SacBee Capitol Alert: Dan Walters Daily: Californians more optimistic

 

SacBee Capitol Alert: AM Alert: PPIC poll finds support for 'split-roll' property tax

 

LAT Opinion: Why the dollar bill's days may be numbered

 

Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal: Lawmaker wants to change Proposition 13

 

Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal: Two Assembly members, just reelected, announce runs for Senate

 

CalBuzz: PPIC: California Ready to Slay the Ghost of Jarvis

 

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John Hrabe: 2012 Money Shot: Humboldt Democrats, Special Interests and Senate Targets

 

John Hrabe: Democrat committees funneled special interest money to O.C. candidate

 

John Hrabe: Bah Humbug! Since When Does Xmas Start Before Thanksgiving?

 

OC Register Punch: Prop. 30"²s $6 billion? Not exactly"¦

 

OC Register Punch: Obama kept these promises. Ouch

 

John Hrabe: The Souvenir Industrial Complex

 

John Hrabe: What AirBnB and CouchSurfing Prove About Human Nature

 

John Hrabe: Notre Dame Football Violation Could Lead to Jail Time

 

John Hrabe: Notre Dame Uses Postal Equipment

 

OC Register Punch: Opinion's one-stop 2012 Election resource

 

OC Register Punch: Gas prices high? Here's part of the reason

 

OC Register Punch: CARB says "No." There's a surprise

 

OC Register Punch: Unprofitable? Make it up in volume. Huh?

 

John Hrabe: Goodwill Industries: Charitable Exploitation

 

OC Register Punch: Obama's eventual middle-class tax increase

 

OC Register Punch: Washington Posts asks people to describe Obama in one word

 

John Hrabe: CaliforniaFallColor.com: Best Website for West Coast Leaf Peeping

 

OC Register Punch: Deficit hawks are OK as far as they go, but there's something more fundamental

 

OC Register Punch: What kind of government should we have?

 

Calwhine: The summer hiatus may be indefinite

 

OC Register Punch: Global warming sinking the Maldives? Not exactly

 

OC Register Punch: Global warming cause and effect? Not exactly"¦

 

Eric Hogue: United States Bureau of Reclamation Violates Spring Flow Objectives on San Joaquin River

 

OC Register Punch: Global warming alarmism detached from reality, still

 

OC Register Punch: Quote of the day: Addicted to oil? Not exactly"¦

 

John Hrabe: Croatian Economic Blog: Lakonomia.com

 

OC Register Punch: Nonvoters prefer Obama

 

John Hrabe: Paul Ryan's Tea Party Problem: Voted for Bailouts (Before He Was Against It)

 

OC Register Punch: Tax bills coming your way, as if you needed more

 

OC Register Punch: Arnold's in the tank. Think tank, that is.

 

OC Register Punch: What we need is another law. Really?

 

OC Register Punch: How did California get this way? Ready for more of the same?

 

OC Register Punch: Obamacare and jobs: when more is less

 

John Hrabe: Star-Studded Cal State fundraising galas net little profit

 

John Hrabe: Scramble for congressional seats could prevent Calif. tax increases

 

John Hrabe: California Exports Regulations Worldwide

 

John Hrabe: State Parks: Only in California is a government surplus scandalous

 

OC Register Punch: High-speed rail derailment derailed, for now

 

OC Register Punch: Obama just wants to "ask" people to pay more in taxes. Really?

 

OC Register Punch: California state government's dishonorable honor system

 

OC Register Punch: Government deception in Sacramento? Say it's not so!

 

OC Register Punch: Murderous profile? What, no right-wing, Bible-thumper?

 

Eric Hogue: Native American Republican Super PAC formed in California

 

OC Register Punch: Language of politics: Jerry Brown, Barack Obama

 

OC Register Punch: Temperatures records? We"ve got your temperature records right here.

 

OC Register Punch: What's the green job obsession all about? Here's a clue

 

OC Register Punch: Obama didn't mean what he said? Really?

 

OC Register Punch: Obama's concept of sort-of-free, but definitely communal, enterprise

 

OC Register Punch: Speaking (ill) of Obamacare

 

OC Register Punch: When are there too many laws?

 

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