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Republicans Now Control Record Number of State Legislative Chambers
Topic Started: Nov 16 2016, 09:48 PM (748 Views)
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Republicans Now Control Record Number of State Legislative Chambers

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-hollingsworth/after-winning-7-more-seats-gop-dominance-state-legislatures-all
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Sanctuary cities will be defunded.
Skipping leg day is the equivalent of a woman having an abortion. You're ashamed of it, and it was probably unnecessary.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmnOJSUkjrA
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Does CT know this... as he seeks to shrink the Democratic Party
Edited by jake58, Nov 16 2016, 10:25 PM.
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And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
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Nov 16 2016, 10:31 PM
And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
Well, those states will continue their to receive federal funding while the blue states are cut off for their sanctuary city policies result in cessation of financing.
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Nov 16 2016, 10:31 PM
And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
hahahaha... you think IL, NJ, CA are in better financial shape?
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Nov 16 2016, 09:48 PM
Easy to understand, seeing that the democratic party presented itself as the party of minorities. That's not a winning strategy out in the white hinderlands
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Don't forget, Trump has 34 governorships.
Skipping leg day is the equivalent of a woman having an abortion. You're ashamed of it, and it was probably unnecessary.
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Nov 16 2016, 10:39 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:31 PM
And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
hahahaha... you think IL, NJ, CA are in better financial shape?
Actually Ca is in probably the best finacial shape than most of the country
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Nov 16 2016, 10:44 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:39 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:31 PM
And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
hahahaha... you think IL, NJ, CA are in better financial shape?
Actually Ca is in probably the best finacial shape than most of the country
hahahahahaha...

If you think the stock market's steep slide this month hammered your personal portfolio or 401(k), imagine what it's done to California's state pension system, CalPERS. Years of overoptimistic stock purchases and inadequate contributions have left it terribly vulnerable, and just a few years of down markets could leave it insolvent.

Financial statements released last month (for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015) showed that the pension system was only 77% funded — and that percentage has certainly dropped alongside all the stock indices in recent weeks. If taxpayers are going to avoid having to bail out CalPERS, the system needs an overhaul

There just aren't enough workers, and they aren't contributing a fair amount to their pension plan, for this to be sustainable. Currently, there are 1.3 working participants for each retiree drawing money out. Just a decade ago, that ratio was 2 to 1. Meanwhile, the employees' share of contributions to CalPERS has actually declined by almost 5% in recent years, while the taxpayers' share has risen by more than 24%.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0128-ring-calpers-pension-reform-20160128-story.html

yeah, CA is great...

State legislators have been holding budget committee hearings this week to discuss Brown's revised spending plan for California's next fiscal year, which begins July 1. There's a June 15 deadline for the legislature to adopt a new state budget — and it comes as the governor's May revision warns that the state's commitments in coming years "will exceed expected revenues" to the tune of more than $4 billion by fiscal 2019-20.


Also, the state this month trimmed its current fiscal-year revenue forecast by about $1.9 billion due to April's lagging tax receipts, including a shortfall in personal income taxes — that decline has come in part from stock market fluctuations, which have brought lower capital gains. Also, the state's cap-and-trade quarterly auction last week produced lower-than-expected revenues for the carbon emission permits up for sale.

"The revenue picture has dimmed a little bit," said Gabriel Petek, a credit analyst for Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services. He noted that there are only three states with a lower credit rating than California (New Jersey, Illinois and Kentucky).

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/26/californias-revenue-picture-dims.html
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Nov 16 2016, 10:39 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:31 PM
And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
hahahaha... you think IL, NJ, CA are in better financial shape?
Speaking for California, we're doing pretty well atm. Ever since we stopped letting Republicans muck everything up.
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Nov 16 2016, 11:15 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:39 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:31 PM
And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
hahahaha... you think IL, NJ, CA are in better financial shape?
Speaking for California, we're doing pretty well atm. Ever since we stopped letting Republicans muck everything up.
Really? Look up... It's boom or bust with you guys since you tied yourself to the market. Even JB recognizes that's no way to run a RR.
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Nov 16 2016, 11:16 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 11:15 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:39 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:31 PM
And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
hahahaha... you think IL, NJ, CA are in better financial shape?
Speaking for California, we're doing pretty well atm. Ever since we stopped letting Republicans muck everything up.
Really? Look up... It's boom or bust with you guys since you tied yourself to the market. Even JB recognizes that's no way to run a RR.
I have been assured by Trump's many dedicated followers that the stock market will do nothing but climb while he is President. That being the case, California clearly has nothing to worry about. Right?

Oh, and privatizing Social Security, like Republicans wanted to do not so very long ago, would have tied Social Security to the Stock Market, so that dependence can't possibly be a bad thing. Right?
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Nov 16 2016, 10:42 PM
Don't forget, Trump has 34 governorships.
Good. Then Trump will have no excuses for being a dismal failure.
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Nov 17 2016, 08:30 AM
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Nov 16 2016, 11:16 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 11:15 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 10:39 PM
Opinionated
Nov 16 2016, 10:31 PM
And how are those states doing, for the most part? Pray, tell us how great they are. And don't bother with Texas, we've heard it about Texas before.
hahahaha... you think IL, NJ, CA are in better financial shape?
Speaking for California, we're doing pretty well atm. Ever since we stopped letting Republicans muck everything up.
Really? Look up... It's boom or bust with you guys since you tied yourself to the market. Even JB recognizes that's no way to run a RR.
I have been assured by Trump's many dedicated followers that the stock market will do nothing but climb while he is President. That being the case, California clearly has nothing to worry about. Right?

Oh, and privatizing Social Security, like Republicans wanted to do not so very long ago, would have tied Social Security to the Stock Market, so that dependence can't possibly be a bad thing. Right?
I doubt I need to remind you of what would have happened if a small amount of your SS acct would have been placed in your hands over the past 15 years... those who decided to take control of a small portion of their accounts would be significantly wealthier... but it's fascinating to watch you take conservative fiscal doctrine on board. You do understand that over time the stock market's trajectory is up and that the govt is $20 trillion in debt??? not to mention the tens of trillions in unfunded obligations ... like SS. California will be voting Trump next time, right?
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Nov 17 2016, 08:43 AM
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Speaking for California, we're doing pretty well atm. Ever since we stopped letting Republicans muck everything up.
Really? Look up... It's boom or bust with you guys since you tied yourself to the market. Even JB recognizes that's no way to run a RR.
I have been assured by Trump's many dedicated followers that the stock market will do nothing but climb while he is President. That being the case, California clearly has nothing to worry about. Right?

Oh, and privatizing Social Security, like Republicans wanted to do not so very long ago, would have tied Social Security to the Stock Market, so that dependence can't possibly be a bad thing. Right?
I doubt I need to remind you of what would have happened if a small amount of your SS acct would have been placed in your hands over the past 15 years... those who decided to take control of a small portion of their accounts would be significantly wealthier... but it's fascinating to watch you take conservative fiscal doctrine on board. You do understand that over time the stock market's trajectory is up and that the govt is $20 trillion in debt??? not to mention the tens of trillions in unfunded obligations ... like SS. California will be voting Trump next time, right?
So, which is it? Is it good that California's retirement funds are invested in the Stock Market or is it bad? It can't be good for Social Security but bad for California.

You need to decide which it is and be consistent.
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Nov 17 2016, 08:43 AM
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Nov 17 2016, 08:30 AM
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Nov 16 2016, 11:16 PM
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Nov 16 2016, 11:15 PM

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep
Really? Look up... It's boom or bust with you guys since you tied yourself to the market. Even JB recognizes that's no way to run a RR.
I have been assured by Trump's many dedicated followers that the stock market will do nothing but climb while he is President. That being the case, California clearly has nothing to worry about. Right?

Oh, and privatizing Social Security, like Republicans wanted to do not so very long ago, would have tied Social Security to the Stock Market, so that dependence can't possibly be a bad thing. Right?
I doubt I need to remind you of what would have happened if a small amount of your SS acct would have been placed in your hands over the past 15 years... those who decided to take control of a small portion of their accounts would be significantly wealthier... but it's fascinating to watch you take conservative fiscal doctrine on board. You do understand that over time the stock market's trajectory is up and that the govt is $20 trillion in debt??? not to mention the tens of trillions in unfunded obligations ... like SS. California will be voting Trump next time, right?
So, which is it? Is it good that California's retirement funds are invested in the Stock Market or is it bad? It can't be good for Social Security but bad for California.

You need to decide which it is and be consistent.
California needs the money EVERY year, they're not long term investors who can wait for the market to correct, when the bubble pops, CA goes thru severe budget cuts... that's the problem - investing in the market long term blows away the govt return which is why CA did it, unfortunately they did it thinking that return is there every year... and you're complaining I'M not consistent... Xrist
That which can be asserted without evidence; can be dismissed without evidence- Christopher Hitchens
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Harambe4Trump
Nov 16 2016, 10:42 PM
Don't forget, Trump has 34 governorships.
No, the Party has 34 Governships.
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Harambe4Trump
Nov 16 2016, 10:42 PM
Don't forget, Trump has 34 governorships.
Thirty five if you account for his American Governrship in the name of Putin.
Edited by CautionaryTales, Nov 17 2016, 09:30 AM.


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