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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (423098)	7/4/2003 8:25:15 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

No businesses are leaving California, Lazarus. Businessmen come from all over the world to start-up here. It's mecca. Sunshine, blondes, convertibles, beaches. Too many people here already. And if you balance the California budget cutting 38 billion without raising taxes where do you cut? Please itemize your cuts. I'll bet you cant do it without crippling public safety, schools or hospitals. Or all three. Just doesn't make sense. An extra half cent sales tax is no big deal. And also we have too many cars in this state. taxing them a little would be a good idea. Maybe some people would take the buses which are always empty.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (423098)	7/5/2003 12:15:44 AM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

well, one of the landlords that I had prior to becoming a homeowner effectively paid no taxes. She inherited 3 homes from her parents in San Mateo, and charges about 2K/mo for each house. Her parents bought the places for 15K or thereabouts. Of course the renters send their kids to schools in the area, use roads, police and the like, and they pay dearly to live there. Problem is, it all goes to the pockets of their landlord. These houses should have been reassessed, of course the landlord is just like you and defends this gross inequity and screwage of the system because it benefits her. Do you want to drive ALL business out of the state? I want to drive all the inefficient businesses out of the state. If the newer high tech companies have to pay tons in property taxes then every business should have to. Of course the loser businesses that have been here forever and never grow are benefitting from the system, so they are all for it.