A proposal by California's governor to include golf in a series of tax increases has angered duffers and, apparently, thrilled headline writers.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to add taxing a round of golf to a series of new service fees to close a nearly $42 billion budget deficit, the Associated Press reports.
Hence the string headlines: Sacramento's KXTV's "Golfers Tee'd Off Over Proposed Tax" and The Fresno Bee's "Governor Deserves A Clubbing For This One"
Schwarzenegger appears to be in deep financial rough: The AP quotes Scott Pattison, executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officers, as saying that such fees are so "politically difficult and controversial" that it's usually one of the last proposals that's floated.
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