[Bonaparte]

Lots of unproven claims were made for prop 49 when it was on the ballot. University "studies" that tended to support the efficacy of before/after school programs were cited but not others. Claims were made about the cost-effectiveness too, with such figures as $3 saved for every $1 spent -- but with little explanation of how such figures were arrived at.

The California voters' evident willingness to engage in many costly social experiments put prop 49 on line, along with many other similar programs. I'm a long-term California resident/voter too and I'm sure you'll forgive me if I don't share your enthusiasm for these "programs." I've seen way too many of them continue to proliferate -- right along with the crime rate, drug dealing, violence, drop-out rate, etc.

[easonc52]

The California voters' evident willingness to engage in many costly social experiments put prop 49 on line, along with many other similar programs.

Thank you for your response.

As I have not lived in California for awhile, my main interest is in how things affect my family (and the rest of the country).

As I mentioned in a previous post in this thread (I know there are probably to many to read them all :-)), I tend to wait until I hear all the candidates' positions, before I get to excited one way or another.

I understand the candidates either have to make their positions on issues clear in the very near future (within a couple weeks), or there wouldn't be any sense in them even running.