Report Proposes Sweeping Overhaul of California State Government

Associated Press ^ | Jul 30, 2004 | Jim Wasserman

[BenLurkin]

". . . health and welfare programs, now one of the state's biggest costs at $24.6 billion a year."

[Regulator]

"Just Do It"

[gorebegone]

"...he has called for the biggest reorganization and dissolution of government in California history." Its about time!

[DB]

About time.

[livefreeCA]

Let's hope it includes a part-time legislature and roll back so many of the rules and regs that have driven so much of our former businesses out of CA.

[ibbryn]

part-time legislature

The most important component. It'll never happen.

[BenLurkin]

Part-time legislature BUMP!

[rottndog]

Unfortunately, absolutely nothing will change until the re-districting process is reformed. When the politicians can no longer choose their voters, then things will change.

[rottndog]

p.s. Where is it written in stone that government services must be provided by government employees?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

So the legislature has to sign off on this?

[Lizavetta]

A plan to reorganize state government proposes eliminating 12,000 state jobs and hundreds of state boards and commissions for a possible savings of $32 billion over the next five years.

"Savings" of $32 billion? Only if it translates into lower taxes, lower fees, lower everything. If it conveniently morphs into $32 billion in NEW money that the politicians get to play with, then it's no savings at all.

[hoot2]

this report starts out:

"Once upon a time...."

[goldstategop]

All the usual interests will fight to preserve dysfunctional government since its the basis of their pork and power.

[FITZ]

and requiring college and university students to perform community service.

Certainly all on financial aid can be expected to work for their money. It wouldn't be fair to those who are already working real jobs to put themselves through college to have to perform community service in addition, if they pay their own way.

[FITZ]

For every state employee dumped --- with no income --- should be a welfare recipient also. They can all go join the illegals begging for jobs in the Home Depot lots.

[TheLion]

32Billion! Just shows you how the money is wasted. The state won't blink with 12,000 employees back in the private sector.

[Quix]

HALLELUJAH!

SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

And Arnie is the sort who can make such things happen and the sort determined enough to do it.

Should be fun to watch!

I can hear all the porkers at the public trough squealing outrageously already!

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Steiger's Law:

No one will fight as hard to dismantle an agency as those inside the agency will fight to preserve it.

Davisson's Corrolary to Steiger's Law

The likelihood of an agency's preservation is inversely proportional to the value of the service the agency provides. When the value of the service is nonexistent, the agency is guaranteed permanent status.