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| Schwarzenegger's budget deals blows to the poor |
| 2010-05-15 |
| Proposing a budget that would eliminate the state's welfare-to-work program and most child care for the poor, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday outlined a stark vision of a California that would sharply limit aid to some of its poorest and neediest citizens. His $83.4-billion plan would also freeze funding for local schools, further cut state workers' pay and take away 60% of state money for local mental health programs. State parks and higher education are among the few areas the governor's proposal would spare. The proposal, which would not raise taxes, also relies on $3.4 billion in help from Washington -- roughly half of what the governor sought earlier this year -- to help close a budget gap now estimated at $19.1 billion. Billions more would be saved through accounting moves and fund shifts. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #12 Well, you must know about living on 65 bucks a week, then. Hey, let's make everything more expensive, that will work. |
| Posted by: Rhodesiafever 2010-05-15 21:42 |
| #11 Keeps public union retirees in the cash, starves out everything else. Start chopping them. OS The public unions, teacher's union, corrections union, SEIU, etc. have been dictating to Sacramento for some time. They need to be reined in if the budget is going to be manageable. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-15 21:34 |
| #10 Unless you are in a situation where you have to own, it almost always makes more sense to lease than own. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-05-15 17:53 |
| #9 At least Schwarzenegger has figured out that California has taxed and regulated its industrial base to extinction. During the years I worked in SD, most industry leased rather than owned their businesses so that if push came to shove they could move. The only thing required was to extend generous offers to those employees you wanted to move with you. There are a few diehards like General Atomics that actually own their physical plants, but most everyone else is checking out the low-tax right to work states for more hospitable business conditions. The rate CA is going, the only jobs left in the state will be drug dealers servicing the welfare recipients. |
| Posted by: rwv 2010-05-15 15:14 |
| #8 Wouldn't it be more profitable to deal blow to fancy Hollywood/Carmel types? Oops; well, nevermind... |
| Posted by: 2Sealys 2010-05-15 13:31 |
| #7 Schwarzenegger's Budget Blows. / now fixed |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-05-15 12:17 |
| #6 Keeps public union retirees in the cash, starves out everything else. Start chopping them. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-05-15 10:47 |
| #5 Look out when you drive in California. The California Highway Patrol is looking to increase revenue by writing you a ticket. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2010-05-15 10:38 |
| #4 I see the poor most every day riding the Light Rail in Sacramento: Ipods, tats, cellphones and attitudes. |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-05-15 09:34 |
| #3 I know his budget cuts look primarily on the poor but that is because the poor get most of the services. My advice: Before someone gets a dime of assistance they must provide proof of legal residency. Trust me on this one, the saving will be dramatic. Estimated saving by the California budget office is about $10 billion, so can assume that the number exceeds $30 billion (probably around 50). |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-05-15 08:53 |
| #2 "Gov. Schwarzenegger, why do you hate children?". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-05-15 05:48 |
| #1 Cutting welfare is the only way out for California, Greece and every other heavily indebted government, because it is the only expenditure reduction that increases government tax revenues through increased economic activity. Public sector salaries being a form of welfare. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-05-15 02:33 |