LAT columnist George Skelton claimed in his column yesterday that the 43 percent increase in California's general fund expenditures since the governator took office (Skelton says it's actually 45 percent. The 43 percent is a Republican figure.) is a relatively modest increase and can be attributed to population growth and inflation. Besides, more people need mental healthcare and the population is aging. But the biggest factor is the governator's cut in the car tax which mainly went to local governments. The governator promised to replace the local governments' lost tax revenue from state coffers.
OK, but don't the people moving into the state pay taxes, and aren't people paying more in sales and income taxes on inflated wages and retail sales? Is it necessary to regularly raise tax rates so as to keep the deficit down, as Democrats consistently insist? That can't be the answer.
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