Arnold Schwarzenegger & the DMV
When Governor Gray Davis was recalled from office and the steroid fueled characteture of an action hero ran for Governor, his rallying cry was repeal the car tax because when Gray Davis repealed the discount - during a bust cycle - he was villified for it.
Well first off it wasn't a car tax, it was a discount on our annual registration fees that had been granted to the people of California because the state had so much funds, they didn't need it. But the law required the discount to be repealed when the budget wasn't so fat.
Well guess what, in typical California boom and bust cycles, we've gone bust again this year and the discount has been repealed. Last year I paid $48 to register my 1956 van that I bought in 1997 for $300, this year the state is charging me $62.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's the right thing to do, but after having to listen to the muscle man campaign on the evils of his predecessor for repealing the discount, I'm amazed this wasn't all over the headline news. In fact, I only found out about it today when I reviewed my Vehicle Registration Renewal Notice.
Talk about a double standard. Does this mean it's time to recall Schwarzenegger? Some people think so. Apparently the California State Prision Guard's Union submitted a petition calling for the man's recall - unfortunately, the state rejected it for not meeting the legal requirements. But's it's not only prision guards who are mad at Arnie, apparently his approval rating is just above that of GW, and the president of the California Republican Assembly refered to him as a complete failure according to the Houston Chronicle in today's paper.
I guess that's what happens when people elect a movie star for high office. I personally want smart people running things. People who are smarter than I am - a whole lot smarter than I am. Since when did being smart disqualifying a person from holding elected office?
Well first off it wasn't a car tax, it was a discount on our annual registration fees that had been granted to the people of California because the state had so much funds, they didn't need it. But the law required the discount to be repealed when the budget wasn't so fat.
Well guess what, in typical California boom and bust cycles, we've gone bust again this year and the discount has been repealed. Last year I paid $48 to register my 1956 van that I bought in 1997 for $300, this year the state is charging me $62.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's the right thing to do, but after having to listen to the muscle man campaign on the evils of his predecessor for repealing the discount, I'm amazed this wasn't all over the headline news. In fact, I only found out about it today when I reviewed my Vehicle Registration Renewal Notice.
Talk about a double standard. Does this mean it's time to recall Schwarzenegger? Some people think so. Apparently the California State Prision Guard's Union submitted a petition calling for the man's recall - unfortunately, the state rejected it for not meeting the legal requirements. But's it's not only prision guards who are mad at Arnie, apparently his approval rating is just above that of GW, and the president of the California Republican Assembly refered to him as a complete failure according to the Houston Chronicle in today's paper.
I guess that's what happens when people elect a movie star for high office. I personally want smart people running things. People who are smarter than I am - a whole lot smarter than I am. Since when did being smart disqualifying a person from holding elected office?
Labels: Government, Politics
posted by Karin Zirk at
4:28 PM
1 Comments:
don't worry, y'all will be flush again:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/10/individual-inve.html
The good thing about New Mexico is we don't have the boom times, so we don't get all confused.
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