By Ron Lowe Santa Monica
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pushes for a sales tax hike. A one-cent increase for three years would help end the budget impasse and deficit.
The GOP’s response: “We continue to be opposed to broad-based rate increases especially in the face of a weak economy.” — Roger Niello (R - Fair Oaks).
There you go again. A few anti-tax Republicans continue to force their flawed and warped ideology on millions of Californians, deficits and fiscal instability be damned.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 6, 2008. Read the original PDF.