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OrlandoGolfBlogger

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Shindig Incredible Member

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On the bright side, my short game will get better, because I'll be even more inclined to practice that instead of going out on the course and playing.

Or maybe it'll make the courses less crowded?

I'm just trying to look on the bright side.

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David in FL Incredible Member

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Not sure I understand. We already pay tax on the green and cart fees. How would that be different?

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firstcut Well Established Member

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Yep, Arnies turning into a typical CA Gov. Can't fix it so I'll tax everything. They're also talking about a %1 sales tax hike as well.

CA has the GDP of a top %10 country but can't balance it's own budget and our schools suck. It's obnoxiously ridiculous.
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firstcut Well Established Member

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Not sure I understand. We already pay tax on the green and cart fees. How would that be different?

Green fees are not taxed in CA. He's getting some nice socialist ideas from other states it seems...

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ganjagolfer Great Member

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maybe if golfers agree to take inner city kids golfing with them and help educate them, we can avoid the tax.

They will beat their swords into golf clubs and their spears into putters. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Old Tom Morris 2:4


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Yep, Arnies turning into a typical CA Gov. Can't fix it so I'll tax everything. They're also talking about a %1 sales tax hike as well.

While that's certainly true, it's really not fair to blame the governor. As you point out, this happens with pretty much every governor we get -- a good clue that the real problem lies elsewhere in the system. I seem to recall a certain

other branch being unable to even pass a budget this year for months after it was due... I don't like the idea of green fees going up, but as long as they price things so the final price comes out to an even number, I can deal. I already pay sales tax on other non-food expenditures.

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While that's certainly true, it's really not fair to blame the governor. As you point out, this happens with pretty much every governor we get -- a good clue that the real problem lies elsewhere in the system. I seem to recall a certain

Of course it's fair to blame the governor. It's his job to run the state. You lead and fail and take responsibility for both. And yes, the rest of the CA gov is forked too, but he's the one covering for them and raising taxes. Why can't he break the cycle? He leads, he's failing. It's ironic that Arnie got put in office after Davis got booted for doing the exact same thing. Maybe we deserve it for voting these idiots in..

You don't mind taxation with poor representation as long as its an even number? I'm not sure I see the logic there... I believe Golfers are being singled out because the perception is that golf is a rich white guy sport that can "pay the fine". It's a poor perception and a lot of regular guys are going to pay for it. It's a slippery slope and this is just the beginning.. Well.. really the continuation... I've got a feeling the smokers are having a good laugh right about now... Golf shop revenue is significantly down, golf course staff are being laid off weekly, shops and courses will close this year in CA. i.e. golf is already seeing the effects of a hurting economy. All this tax is going to do is hasten the meltdown of an already damaged industry. Ya, great move.
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His power to fix things is pretty limited. I should say he gets some blame, but he did not create the problems we're having. And he sure as hell can't just "fix" them by wanting to. California has had huge problems for a long time, but I guess we just keep picking the wrong governor again and again and again. Since it doesn't seem to matter who's in that office, I'm going to draw the conclusion that the real problem lies elsewhere.

You don't mind taxation with poor representation as long as its an even number? I'm not sure I see the logic there...

The logic is that having to deal with a pocket full of loose change is a bigger problem to me than an extra couple of bucks for a round of golf. I generally accept that sales taxes are a major source of revenue for state governments and I don't see a particularly convincing reason that golf should be exempted from it. If you want to argue that sales taxes are unreasonable, maybe so, but that's a somewhat different argument.

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