Posted on 08/08/2002 9:03:11 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/12/2004 5:41:16 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
California School Employees Association members protest the budget stalemate on the Capitol's north steps on Wednesday. They urged the Legislature to immediately pass a state spending plan - but without cutting funding for public education.
The Davis administration on Wednesday told state departments to plan for permanent 20 percent cuts to their budgets next July 1, including a likely reduction in programs and staff layoffs.
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I heard Assembly speaker Herb Wesson (the same democrat who kicked Dean Florez off the a committee for investigating Davis' Oracle scandal too much) yesterday on the Roger Hedgecock show say that the VLF fees won't be changed. Instead, tobacco taxes will be increased even more -- over $2 per pack increase -- to increase revenue by another $1.5 billion.
When asked whether the joint goals of reducing smoking and increasing revenues were contradictory, and when reminded of the effects of New York City's cigarette tax increase, Wesson still did not see a problem. He did not believe more smokers would buy their tobacco from Indian reservations, out of state, or online to avoid the steep taxes.
Not just UC's, but also CSU's and community colleges at which many more illegals enroll and benefit from in-state tuition rates.
When Davis looked like a prime presidential candidate for the Dem's the answer was simple. Davis has really wounded himself with all the shaddy dealings he has been up to in fund raising. I think that if Simon starts to get out in front of the public and present a "vision" of what he wants to acomplish and the media starts reporting that vision, then he can win.
The thing that the reporters really don't seem to get is that people want to elect politicians who have a strong, positive vision of the country, state or whatever. Look at Regan and GW Bush, look at the contract with American that captured the US House of Representatives. When a strong, straight forward, sound byte appropriate vision is stated and picked up by the media that spell victory at the polls.
The real mess is going to be next years budget in Calfironia if the state economy does not turn around in an incredible way. I think that Simon could always blame the mess on what the democrats handed him. But everyone should understand that the need to turn the economy around is the first priority. As Bill (Depends on what is is) Clinton said, "its the economy stupid."
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