From the article:
"His budget plan includes deep cuts to state services, including university systems and welfare programs"
Ahh, yes, but you are forgetting one VERY important thing: For all Libs, the definition of "cut" is "a smaller than expected increase," and their definition of "deep cut" has typically been "no increase in funding."
So, actually, by the definitions that We, The People use, Brown's plan could easily impose no real cuts at all.
With the past as evidence, I'll stand by that evaluation until I see proof that Brown actually intends to fund state services and programs at substantially lower than current levels.
Actually I did read that, I just don’t think it means what you think it means I guess.
In CA “deep cuts” is a reference to cuts in the spending increases that were projected, not to the actual amounts involved.
Say the original budget for a dept. was $100,000, they were going to get a 10% increase in spending to $110,000, the cut to the budget will be announced as 5%, making folks think that the budget will go down to $95,000. When in reality, the actual expenditures will go to $105,000.
That’s CA fiscal “responsibility” in a nutshell.
Happy New Year!