California budget can't afford 'business as usual' in 2004

SFGate.com ^ | 1/6/04 | D-Wilma Chan - CA Assembly Member

[NormsRevenge]

With the new year upon us, legislators and the governor are returning to Sacramento to face the nasty business of dealing with the gaping hole in the state budget. Never before has California's economic trouble been as severe. Now is not the time for "business as usual." The budget negotiations prior to the December legislative recess resembled two people dancing to the music playing in their heads. Unfortunately, one hears a tango; the other, a waltz. Both dancers are making all the right moves, but can't understand why their partner keeps stepping on their toes.

[NormsRevenge]

Wilma Chan, majority leader of the California State Assembly, is a member of the Assembly Budget Committee. She represents the 16th Assembly District, which includes the cities of Oakland, Alameda and Piedmont.

[Support Free Republic]

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
48	Vermont	30.00	2	15.00	29	1.03	49.00	5

Thanks for donating to Free Republic!

Move your locale up the leaderboard!

[NormsRevenge]

Welcome to Dance Conservative', Wilma.. We see you already know how to spin the party line... :-\

FRom the Bay Area .. sigh

[pogo101]

California budget can't afford 'business as usual' in 2004

So says this SF Bay area Democrat who offers only "the usual" "business" about raising taxes, which will increase the already torrential pace at which businesses and jobs are fleeing this state.

[daviddennis]

Our kids are not getting a decent education. Our roads are neglected, almost to the point of criminality. Our cops don't respond.

And yet we are spending at least double what other states are, states with decent services.

Why?

I'll only consider supporting new taxes if these questions could be answered to my satisfaction. Under the present system, I don't think the services I'm receiving are worth even vaguely near what they cost.

I'd like to see an honest deal from my government. I don't feel I'm getting it.

D

[daviddennis]

If there's one thing I hate, it's a phony.

Check out her web site. "Hope to hear from you soon!"

How thoughtful of her! How considerate!

Isn't it strange that her web site contains no contact information, no email, no postal address, no phone number, no nothing?

I guess she hopes not to hear from us :-(.

D

[Political Junkie Too]

In March, voters will have the opportunity to enact a ballot measure designed to ensure that the budget is passed on time and to make it harder for special-interest groups to tie up the budget.

It is designed to allow the legislature to ramrod whatever they want without opposition debate. This is what the "open mike" secret meeting was all about -- forcing hurt on Californians until they support the 55% majority vote rule.

It will replace the two-thirds vote requirement for budget approval with a 55 percent supermajority.

Notice how 55% is a supermajority but "two-thirds" is a vote requirement? I thought 67% was the supermajority.

And a note to people in Rio Linda, "two-thirds" is larger than 55%.

-PJ

[Rabid Dog]

Now, now D2 - don't fret - you can contact her. Just click on her picture and she will lead you down the path of nirvana and bliss.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be telling YOU something about a computer or related function!!!

[calcowgirl]

Here you go....
I think she needs to hear your input. ;-)

Assemblymember.Chan@assembly.ca.gov

[goldstategop]

Dear Wilma, what part of NO TAX INCREASES do you understand? The problem isn't a revenue problem, its not a budget problem, its a SPENDING PROBLEM. And you Democrats are addicted to tax hikes and higher spending like a drugged junkie. Its time to go cold turkey.

[goldstategop]

Exactly. Wilma Chan's not fooling anyone. These legislators haven't received the message voters sent last October. They will in November.

[goldstategop]

ROFL. That is funny. The Democrats after Arnold's speech were back to their old song book. They really can't help themselves even as they think the rest of us are too stupid to know what we want.

[BurbankKarl]

until the workmen's comp and unemployment insurance rates go down...I dont buy it...

and they can give me the $2000 back they took out of our Unemployment Reserve account in December...

then I will vote for the bond.