At the same time, Democratic lawmakers and labor groups are urging Mr. Brown to abandon his campaign pledge to put any tax increase before voters for approval, and instead let the Legislature try to extend the taxes directly. Mr. Brown’s chief spokesman, Gil Duran, said Wednesday that the governor would not break his pledge, however, and noted that that, too, would require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.
At base, Mr. Brown and Democratic leaders are offering voters a stark choice: support an extension of three expiring taxes — income, sales and car registration surcharges — or endure even more severe cuts in state spending. Mr. Brown said lawmakers who thought there was another option for closing the budget gap were delusional.
“There is a certain amount of magical thinking going on under the Capitol dome,” he said. “And the magical thinking is that the $13.5 billion can be conjured. Poof! Getting that $13.5 billion is going to take some taxes. And if it’s not going to be taxes, it’s going to take a radical restructuring of both public safety and public education. And if there’s a third way, I’d like to see it.” NYT
Look at his words, delusional, magical thinking. This guy reads my blog. But, importantly he talks about restructuring, the third option.
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