Comments on: State's Ongoing Nutty Budget Battle

By: California’s ongoing nutty budget battle | Redevelopment.US

California’s ongoing nutty budget battle | Redevelopment.US — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:24 +0000

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By: F. Stephen Masek

F. Stephen Masek — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:09:22 +0000

“According to one Democratic legislator I spoke with, 80 percent of lawmakers live paycheck to paycheck.” That seems like headline news. Clearly, these people need to be replaced. Of course, we also need a part-time legislature composed of people from a wide variety of backgrounds – engineers, plumbers, farmers, small business owners, mechanics, accountants, etc., not mainly lawyers.

Cut – welfare of all sorts, including “corporate welfare” to zero. Many departments, bureaus, agencies, boards, and commissions – zero. And the big one – sell off all of the schools, colleges, and universites, as they would provide far better education at far less cost if they were private.

By: Ron Kilmartin

Ron Kilmartin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:27:44 +0000

Solution: cut CARB 90%; Energy Commission 100%; Prisons 40%,Department of Education 100 % and transfer it to the schools. Cut other state offices 30%. In order to create employment in California, we need to drastically cut government staff in Sacramento – the regulators have to go before they do more direct damage to the state economy.

By: Skep41

Skep41 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:24:08 +0000

The Dems in the legislature arent afraid of the state going bankrupt but they are afraid of losing their paychecks? What a bunch of greedy, crawling nematodes! Short-sighted nematodes at that. Do these Dems realize that if Jerry fails this state could go the way of Michigan or Wisconsin and throw their pathetic butts out? You think its impossible, given the tragically low level of education in the state, the mass delusions about the environment common among the herd, and the completely comatose state of the California Republiclowns but this trainwreck is going to happen and even in this state a Greece-like crash will open a few eyes. Brown never quite gets to the deal that will save the bacon because of his union bosses. Look what a storm union reform set off in mellow, rural Wisconsin. Imagine the mayhem in this state the day the unionoids discover the cupboard is bare.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:49:28 +0000

According to the Mecury News/AP, AB 1X-26 and 1X-27 have not been transmitted to the Governor.

“…two bills that would eliminate some 400 redevelopment agencies and allow creation of new agencies were passed but not transmitted to the governor.”

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_18306275?nclick_check=1

This raises the following questions: Who is holding it up (Perez)? And is the expiration – i.e. what is the deadline for the Gov. to sign it?

By: Sol

Sol — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:33:22 +0000

For their effors let our illustrious rulers eat this, especially if they want to prove how “green” they really are…they’ll be green alright…heck, in a few years they will probably mandate this for everyone but themselves…

By: Sol

Sol — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:15:56 +0000

“According to one Democratic legislator I spoke with, 80 percent of lawmakers live paycheck to paycheck.”

If they can’t even handle their own finances how on earth can they handle the finances of a state with in excess of 30 million people?

The truth is nearly all of them are liars and thieves and incompetent criminal clowns!

By: ggswede

ggswede — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:43:00 +0000

Nothing new,just the same old nonsense that has taken root in our capitol.

By: GSL

GSL — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:10:54 +0000

Nice. Our write-up on where things stand is here. We found it interesting that S&P weighed in very quickly on the veto. Lest anyone forget, the rating agencies are watching all this closely.