is waste the new euphemism for ILLEGAL aliens???
Posted on 07/03/2009 6:58:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In San Luis Obispo County, a 20-year-old drug abuser who was the sole caretaker for his seriously disabled father provided such poor care that, according to the grand jury in that county, the father frequently had bedsores, he was not properly cleaned, adult protective services had to be called in and, ultimately, he died before he was 60 years old. Incredibly, the son was being paid by the state, through the In-Home Supportive Services Program, for this substandard care.
Though this kind of abuse of taxpayer dollars is not rampant, we know it exists. So how could the Legislature in good conscience propose its latest budget fix -- one that would increase taxes, cut children off our healthcare rolls, reduce funding to education and put more strain on law enforcement -- without first eliminating this kind of fraud and waste?
Legislators are continuing to draft solutions to our now $26.3-billion state budget deficit. We're close to filling the gap, but I will not sign a package that raises taxes or fails to address the entire deficit. There is a need for compromise, and I have proposed a path forward that would include ensuring that tax dollars go to citizens in need of services and not to waste, fraud or excessive compensation for those who provide those services. These reforms won't entirely address falling revenues and rising costs, but they will help immediately, and especially in the years to come. It's time we take action on them.
Take the CalWorks program, for example, which is designed to give low-income Californians helping hand, temporarily, as they get back on their feet. Of the approximately 525,000 cases that currently involve cash assistance from CalWorks, only 22% are meeting minimum program requirements. That means 78% aren't trying to get on their feet at all.
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Corrupt and morally-bankrupt Liberal politicians are destroying CA; case closed.
“...78% aren’t trying to get on their feet at all. They’re not working, not looking for work, not seeking job training, not performing community service and not pursuing an education.”
“If any would not work, neither should he eat.” II Thessalonians 3:10.
“abuse of taxpayer dollars in not rampant”
I beg to differ.
Arnold, The Terminator of Kaleefornia.
Wait’ll he discovers that lots of illegals are getting monies and services at public expense, and what those savings could be...
Just think how much worse things would be if we didn’t have President Obama with his brilliant economic stimulus to save our economy.
There are people out there who really believe that. Can you imagine? How much of a bird-brain would you have to be?
Step back and think - the idea that these people will have to exist on the same levels of income as the rest of us is so totally unthinkable that they will not visit the issue. There is always a reason why not - the law, the union power, “that's the way it is”, etc., etc. In the meantime these HUGE pensions are being funded by people with incomes that are near the poverty level.
If Obozo can cut off the Chrysler secured bondholders with the mere wish that it happen, let's bring his massive intellect to bear on the California pensioners.
We just need a good reporter to find the evidence. I'm sure it's there.
Take away one or the other, disaster is delayed only for a time..
Leave both in place for a while longer then its Zimbabwe status for us all.
Is San Francisco still paying for city employees to get Sex Change operations?
State agencies can't throw our money away fast enough.
is waste the new euphemism for ILLEGAL aliens???
Schwarzenegger has flip flopped on the issues so many times, he really has absolutely no credibility on government spending.
He had Reagan’s charisma but not his intelligence or principles.
He is wrong. “Waste” assumes you should be spending the money on program x; but that you are doing it inefficiently. CA’s problem is that it should never have instituted program x, or y, or z . . .
“Waste” at best saves money at the margin. CA has to eliminate whole chunks of the government.
CA has to eliminate whole chunks of the government.
THAT’s for sure—I am in CA and see what all these giveaways do for those accepting them, a loss of motivation to get out of the dollars—oops programs. Why get a job? You can do well on the dole.
I guess he never read their asinine Budget.
“Wait’ll he discovers that lots of illegals are getting monies and services at public expense, and what those savings could be...”
I suppose Arnold will be the last to admit it. Though, I was listening to KGO out of San Fran the other night and call after call (very liberal station) people and even the host finally get it.
Maria’s going to kick his you know what for such hate speech!
He’s being an extremist hater against her friends and family! Does Arnie own a gun? He and Colin Powell are acting awfully shady these days! The Rinos might be undercover terrorists afterall!
We shouldn’t make a scapegoat out of the hardworking illegals and their anchor babies. Racist.
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