California Governor Jerry Brown also defended calling his proposal a “millionaires tax” on his initiative campaign website, even though the income threshold would be $250,000. “Anybody who makes $250,000 becomes a millionaire very quickly if you save it. You just need four years,” Brown said. “It is a millionaires tax. It taxes millionaires, right? And it’s for schools. And it protects public safety.”
Commentary over at The Corner:
Of course, the governor is assuming that people with an annual income of a quarter million do not buy any goods or services (including food, clothing, and shelter) and do not pay any federal, state, or local taxes. Apart from that minor caveat, it’s a perfectly reasonable assertion.
$250K in Cali goes about as far as $100K does in the rest of the nation. But Californians had a choice between a smart businesswoman and this dumbf*ck, and they chose the person who represented them best.
Reap what you sow, bitches.
As one of the few conservatives left in California, I am beginning to think that even the weather won’t keep me here.
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