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		More About California 2006 bond issues
		by Tony Medley There is $47.5 BILLION dollars worth of bonds 
		on the ballot this year. That's $47,000,000,000! That's a lot of zeros. 
		It is totally irresponsible. Right now the general fund debt-service 
		ratio is 4.2%. It will rise to 4.8% after $30 BILLION of authorized but 
		unsold bonds are sold in the coming years. If these new bonds are 
		approved it will climb to 6%, according to an estimate by the 
		Legislative Analyst's Office. Here's what the highly respected 
		"California Municipal Bond Advisor" says: 
			  
			"California is still running deficits, even 
			after a huge infusion of tax revenue from the private sector. Now 
			you want voters to approve $43 billion of new bonds? The state 
			already isdoing a crummy job of managing the money it has. Why give 
			the legislators and the special construction interests yet another 
			opportunity to blow the taxpayers' hard-earned money? Have they 
			really earned our trust? We can't make heads or tails of the 
			capital-planning process that led to these bond proposal, no doubt 
			because there really isn't any rhyme or reason behind this orgy of 
			debt." 
			  
			And this is from someone who supports the 
			issuance of municipal bonds! 
			  
			Vote "NO" on all the bond proposals. Send a 
			message to the Governor and the legislature that they have to stop 
			the massive, irresponsible government spending.   |