Upcoming Election

In the upcoming California election it comes down to two people, Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown is representing the democrat party as Meg Whitman is the republican. Nonetheless, I went to each one of these candidates websites to learn more about what they stand for and how they are different from one another. Jerry Brown said that "I have lived in California all my life, as did my parents. And like them, I have devoted a large part of my life to public service. I care deeply about California. I know its history and its governing structure" (JerryBrown.org). Jerry Brown talks about the structure of California and how he wants to lower taxes and open up new jobs for people. Moreover, on his site it says that "under Jerry Brown Californians saw their tax burden reduced by more than $16 Billion. He indexed the personal income tax, eliminated the business inventory tax and offered energy tax credits, as well as other tax-saving measures" (JerryBrown.org).

On the flipside, Meg Whitman who is the owner of Ebay, plans in "restoring the state’s economic health by creating jobs, making government more efficient, and fixing the state’s public education system" (MegWhitman.org). So, there is more of a sense of bettering the education in Whitman's perspective it looks like rather than Browns. No matter who is elected, one of them needs to get California out of debt fast.

Both candidates are against Proposition 19, which is to legalize marijuana. On the ballot for November 2, 2010, this gives Californians a chance to vote for something that could get California out of debt. Legalizing marijuana I think will bring California out of debt because of how much they will tax it. I know a lot of people are against it but I think that if they legalize it for a year or two, it could help us out financially.