Then some people blame Arnold for the budget, instead of putting the blame where it belongs, the voters, who swallow the Dem propaganda and vote in mandated spending, such as Prop. 98.
THIS is the real reason for the CA budget problems that some try to blame on Arnold. Arnold tried to mitigate this with Prop. 76, which was defeated.
"A major reason is that more than 70% of state spending, which totals a projected $126.6 billion in the fiscal year starting July 1, is already accounted for before he even begins the budget process. That money is mandated to be spent for specific purposes and nothing else. It's a fiscal straitjacket that makes it impossible for the state to make logical choices and put its tax dollars to work where they may be most needed. "
Dims always want to spend other people's money. They want confiscatory tax rates on the wealthy in order to pay community college costs of the millions in CA. Just like getting the money for the Constitutionally mandated "free health care for everyone" mantra the Dims are so found of touting. Who will pay for free health care in the perfect Dim environment? We all know the answer to that - stop the trillion dollar war in the middle east and raise taxes. We are the wealthiest country on the globe and we need to have a Democratic government that will provide free schooling and free health care from cradle to grave to everyone, illegal and legal alike. Vote us in and we will give it to you!! /sarcasm
Prop 76, others may have had a different outcome if they'd been floated in a general, not special election.
Wrong. He tried to get rid of part of the formula: Test 3, the one that makes sure Education funding can NEVER go down. (Prop 76 also created more debt, authorized more bonds, and deferred more expenses).
Regardless of formulas, Schwarzenegger is giving more to schools than the formulas require. And this is HIS proposal. When the legislature is done with it, if history tells us anything, it will be higher yet. From the Legislative Analysts Office: Overview of the Governor’s Budget:
The main increase involves Proposition 98 education, where the Governor is proposing to provide $2.2 billion more than the minimum guarantee over the current and budget year combined. These added funds are proposed for such purposes as school district equalization, payment of past mandates, and cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) foregone in past years.And lets not forget that one of those formulas was a result of Arnold's own Proposition 49, After School Programs. Also from the LAO Report:
In addition, the budget provides $428 million in new spending for K-12 after school programs as required by Proposition 49. In the higher education area, the budget includes funding for the “buy out” of student fee increases for both the California Sate University (CSU) and the University of California (UC).
No, the solution began in 1978 with the passage of Proposition 13.
Unfortunately, the morons in Sacramento will never get it.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
How appropriate.