.. the stories about budget-related suffering are practically the only ammunition the governor and Democratic lawmakers have left to convince the public that massive tax hikes are a must.
Do NOT lease out the “state lottery”. It would no longer be a state lottery.
Lease out the prisons and jails.
There is a consideral drain on the taxpayers there.
Get Sheriff Joe to consult where they can cut down. He does a great job of it.
Got an email from my local assemblycritter. What a f%##in joke. “Republican budget cuts” was the subject line. I sent him back a rocket that I hope is still scorching Pedro Nava’s backsides. Bottom line we wither raise taxes or cut spending. Pick one. Personally I vote to cut spending. And btw don’t chop the important public safety programs to pay for your Democratic Party vote buying schemes. Grrrrr.
The Republican solution is to withold various payments to the Counties and expect them to borrow the money (currently at 20% interest) to run programs like their Road Departments. The Republicans say it’s ok because they will pay the Counties back sometime in the future. This is on top of the new practice of expecting counties to render welfare, human services, mental and public health services while the state lags reimbursenment payments for services rendered by 3- 6 months. Well it is not ok. The smaller Counties have already experienced several years of layoffs and are cut to the bone. Repubs. also want to raid funds passed by the voters under various propositions - like Prop. 10 and Prop. 63. Where are they coming from?
I think it is time that the Counties return all the Human and Health Services programs back to the state and have them deal with them.