Posted on 08/04/2004 11:37:09 PM PDT by FairOpinion
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged Tuesday to "make every use" of a meticulous proposal to overhaul California's bureaucracy, describing it as a tonic for state government and setting in motion what is expected to be an impassioned public debate about the state's direction.
"The people know that California needs many, many reforms: prison reform, energy reform, government reform, education reform," the Republican governor continued. "We are going to meet all those challenges and much more."
Recommendations number more than 1,000. The review team calls for state government to be shrunk by 12,000 workers. It suggests doing away with 118 state boards and commissions and, in most cases, shifting their duties to the executive branch. It hopes to make government more accountable by centralizing decision-making in the governor's office.
Total savings would reach nearly $32 billion over the next five years, according to the report, although some Democratic lawmakers already have raised doubts about the figure.
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Arnold has not been saying what will actually bring people and businesses back to California. And I do not think he will.
Cut taxes.
Get rid of the welfare state.
Restore the rights of the people.
Control Illegal immigration by penalizing the city’s with the "sanctuary policy".
bttt
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