Posted on 04/29/2004 8:05:18 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Californians should be outraged.
The state is cutting basic services and mortgaging its future by borrowing to cover budget shortfalls. At the same time, the prison system continues to be over budget year after year. And the Legislature continues to approve supplemental funds to cover cost overruns, no questions asked.
Improved administration of the system is essential, but it alone can't fix this problem. The cost overruns are largely structural, the result of specific provisions in the prison guard contract that encourage unrestrained use of sick leave, the largest single driver of escalating overtime costs.
The administrations of Govs. Pete Wilson and Gray Davis did the state a disservice in accepting the last two contracts with the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, the union that represents prison guards. The Legislature did the same when its members approved these contracts.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
At least he is not complaining, and recognizes what a sweet deal he is in.
The SacBee should have been outraged when Davis signed the contract, but they didn't say anything before the election.
The State of California is now offering free room, board, health care, sex, TV, exercise facilities, job training, counseling, education and legal counsel to any illegal aliens that will apply to raise their standard of living by simply getting arrested for any felony.
Bonus Prize: make a successful 'run for the border', keep all your 'winnings' and live as a successful and respected 'import-export' businessman.
What are you waiting for? Win the respect and admiration of your peers, set an example. Remember, you are the welcome guest of the generous tax-paying Anglos of California.
"mi casa es su casa" (my house is your house)
A little humor regarding approximately one-third of California's "houseguests".
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