By now everyone knows that Conservatives are more interested in using the debt as a political cudgel than doing anything about it. Still, Freepers manage to be blatant about it. So when Jerry Brown says his plans for California "Taxes need to be raised, services cut and belts tightened" Freepers hear taxes and stop listening.

Westbrook wants cuts to unions, somehow.

No cuts to the unions, though.

They elected him, and they expect a payoff.

WHBates (and ColdOne) just do not acknowledge 2 of the three things Brown said:

You’ll notice that cutting spending is nowhere on the list.

HKMk23 acknowledges, but redefines words:

His budget plan includes deep cuts to state services, including university systems and welfare programs

Ahh, yes, but you are forgetting one VERY important thing: For all Libs, the definition of "cut" is "a smaller than expected increase," and their definition of "deep cut" has typically been "no increase in funding."

So, actually, by the definitions that We, The People use, Brown's plan could easily impose no real cuts at all.

Da Coyote hopes for tax riots:

Good luck on the taxes.

Hopefully, you’ll be able to escape the state before the riots get to you and off your sorry little head.

PLD thinks blacks and illegal aliens are not people:

They vote a scum bag into office and California gets its taxes raised..With all the bad weather the people will have enough money problems to get their homes back in order..I can see now that people will start moving out of California and leave it to the Illegals and blacks..Let Brown govern them he will get no tax money..it would be funny if people moved and let everyone know why..

ThisLittleLightofMine would like to remind us of stuff that is not true:

the vast majority of democrat voters do not pay the majority of these taxes. They are suckers off the system.

Jim Scott sees a tattered playbook

Anyone with half a brain knew full well that a dyed-in-the-wool leftist like Jerry 'Moonbeam' Brown, if elected, would immediately call for more and higher taxes to stave off California's inevitable bankruptcy. The 'cuts' are an illusion that Brown has to mouth to pretend as if he is actually going to do anything useful to help reduce the state's massive debt. The same tattered and worn liberal playbook; tax and spend and elect.