Neil, while I think it's great that a full 5% fewer Californians think that higher taxes are necessary to balance the state's budget, I'm more struck by the fact that 48% of the state still thinks that taxes should be raised.
That, combined with another recent Field Poll -- the one which the Governor's new $14,000,000,000.00 health insurance plan, funded by tax hikes, receiving overwhelming support including from 52% of Republicans -- shows me that California, its citizens, and its current $14 billion of debt still don't really have a clue about taxes, economics, or the reality of actually having to *pay* for what you want to get.