Ting’s proposal is misguided and irresponsible. We have to guard against going into debt, again. This precious budget surplus, or “rainy day fund,” must be protected or it will evaporate quickly.
It really upset me to see the reporting on Assemblyman Phil Ting’s proposal to use California’s budget surplus to throw more money at undocumented immigrants.
Although a noble and generous gesture, I fear and believe this would ultimately backfire. It would serve notice to attract more undocumented people to the state and further burden law abiding taxpayers who already pay the most state taxes in the union. When (not if) there is an economic downturn, the state’s only recourse will be to raise taxes even more to support more undocumented workers and homeless, as they flood to the state for the hand outs and the sanctuary.
Ting’s proposal is misguided and irresponsible. We have to guard against going into debt, again. This precious budget surplus, or “rainy day fund,” must be protected or it will evaporate quickly.
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Tom Bard, Danville
Ting’s proposal is misguided and irresponsible. We have to guard against going into debt, again. This precious budget surplus, or “rainy day fund,” must be protected or it will evaporate quickly.
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It really upset me to see the reporting on Assemblyman Phil Ting’s proposal to use California’s budget surplus to throw more money at undocumented immigrants.
Although a noble and generous gesture, I fear and believe this would ultimately backfire. It would serve notice to attract more undocumented people to the state and further burden law abiding taxpayers who already pay the most state taxes in the union. When (not if) there is an economic downturn, the state’s only recourse will be to raise taxes even more to support more undocumented workers and homeless, as they flood to the state for the hand outs and the sanctuary.
Ting’s proposal is misguided and irresponsible. We have to guard against going into debt, again. This precious budget surplus, or “rainy day fund,” must be protected or it will evaporate quickly.
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