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That's not american. it's not acceptable. >> give me a break. there's taxes he's putting out there. he wants our guys to violate in many cases core principles to put this up to the people. >> california needed $26 billion to balance its budget. governor brown wanted half in cuts, half in higher taxes. he needed four republicans to put that increase on the ballot. after weeks of negotiation, talks broke down. >> even though we came very close, there are issues that i think are impossible to resolve at this time. >> republicans wanted a state spending cap based on population. no state pension hi...

Close, there are issues that i think are impossible to resolve at this time. >> republicans wanted a state spending cap, based on population. no state pension higher than $100,000. as hundreds already have. a 50-50 split on pension contributions, not the 90 percent taxpayers currently pay, and all new state employees get a 401(k), not a state pension. >> one of the problems is democrats want something right now. the republicans want them to take a number of years, and frankly, there's a lot of distrust between the parties. >> unions oppose pension reforms and ending seniority for teachers, mak...

Quagmire. >> when you folks say no, no vote. no plan, no, that's not america. it is not acceptable. >> give me a break. taxes he's putting out there. he wants our guys to violate core principles. >> and california needed 26 billion to balance the budget. governor brown wanted half in cuts and needed four republicans to put that increase on the ballot . talks broke down after weeks of negotiation. >> even though we came close there are issues impossible to resolve at this time. and republicans wanted a spending cap based on population. no state higher than 100,000 . 50-50 on pension contribut...