Schwarzenegger Proposes Billions in Cuts (No new taxes)

AP ^ | Jan 9, 2004 | TOM CHORNEAU

[cpst12]

>>You don't want borrowing?
>>You don't want increased fees?
>>You don't want higher taxes?

NO, how about CUTTING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT...oh yea, if he does that he might not get re-elected, and we all know that that is the overriding concern of all politicians these days.

[heleny]

Are these actual cuts, or just reductions in the previously proposed increases? I suspect the latter.

From the article:
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ... unveiled a $99.1 billion budget plan"

From the Legislative Analyst's Office Budget Overview of the 2003-04 budget:
"The budget package, as passed by the Legislature, authorizes total spending of $98.9 billion. Of this amount, $70.8 billion is from the General Fund, $20.5 billion is from special funds, and $7.5 billion from bond funds."

From a May 2003 article in NewsMax about Davis' revised budget proposal:
"The revised $96 billion spending plan for the 2003-04 fiscal year"

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It's not a real cut to the entire budget, but it's hardly an increase from this year's actual budget, either. CA revenues are increasing, although still not enough to keep up with the 40% increase in spending over the last five years.

Let's hope Schwarzenegger wields his blue pencil on all the additional spending the Democrats in the legislature are bound to try to include.

[Tempest]

You forgot about the part where Arnold was supposed to be no better than Bustamecha.

And you're right there is already one person. Notice his join date. That's complaining of how a usage fee on extended education is somehow a tax. It's almost laughable.

[Tempest]

"NO, how about CUTTING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT...oh yea, if he does that he might not get re-elected, and we all know that that is the overriding concern of all politicians these days."

Oh I guess you must live in a cave then. The governor commented yesterday as to how he already has his auditors combing throught the books to abolish redundant and frivilous state agencies. But I suppose that you have a special plan that wouldn't take the worlds 5th largest economy into the bankruptcy sinkhole that would also magically diffue the billions of dollars in debt the state already faces under brain-dead liberal control.

[drypowder]

All of the public agencies throughout the state need to be audited. I know of a few special districts in my area that have over a million $ of tax payer monies in their bank account. Since public agencies are budgeted annually I fail to see any reason why they need to hoard tax dolors. Surely they should have an emergency and growth fund but $1 million in a Mosquito Abatement District's account is a bit much. That money ought to be returned immediately to whom it belongs.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Well said, Tempest.

I'm still waiting to hear what fees have been raised several hundred percent. That hasn't been answered yet. sigh.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

See post 44. :o)

[Tempest]

It seems to me that you understand that California needs to have financial stability in order to attract business. And well you see businesses increase revenue.

Neat concept eh???

[Tempest]

I'm interested to find out what fees he was refering to as well. I'm sure it'll be quite colorful.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Ah, but notice he has avoided the question from two FR's. Hmmm.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Perhaps you didn't notice a couple FR's asking you about raising fees. I'd appreciate knowing which fees have been raised several hundred percent, as you claim. Thank you kindly.

[Ajnin]

I probably haven't read even half of the threads debating whether or not Arnold is a Rino but the ones I've read had little to do with taxes and more to do with his liberal bent towards gun control and abortion. Although I'm pleased with what Arnold has done so far I'm waiting to see how Freepers are going to defend Arnold when he initiates more gun control.

[WOSG]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) unveiled a $99.1 billion budget plan Friday and proposed cutting billions of dollars from public health and welfare programs to help pay for it.

"Cutting billions" implies that the budget for LAST YEAR was well over $99 billion... anyone know how much it was?

[Quix]

We shall see, perhaps most quickly from Arnold and CA . . .

if Socrates/Plato were right or not.

Do the representatives of the people have the courage to preserve the Republic, or not.

Or does individual greed still work to sabotage the decent and good . . . in suicidal ways.

This should be interesting, very interesting.

[WOSG]

I take it that the previous year budget was around $96 billion.

So the claim that this $99 billion budget include "billions in cuts" is FALSE.

he's merely stopped the shopping spree of excessive increases.

[Tamzee]

he already has his auditors combing throught the books to abolish redundant and frivilous state agencies.

Bump :-)

[heleny]

The $96B budget was what Davis proposed. The legislature passed a $98.9B budget, and Davis didn't make any significant changes before signing it.

If Schwarzenegger sticks to his $99.1B proposal by line-item-vetoing all additional spending from the legislature, the 0.2% increase would be insignificant.

The problem is that $99B is still 40% more than five years ago, and revenue growth hasn't caught up yet.

[WOSG]

I was thinking that guy was a troll, he seems to have nothing but sarcasm for anything the Republicans do ... then I read this he wrote and realized he's just sarcastic period:

">>This is the first I heard this, did anyone else know this about Kerry?

I don't think he was in Vietnam...he probably would have mentioned it if he had been..."

LOL. I think he's an AI posting program with the sarcasm
toggle set to "on".

If the Cali voters wanted budget CUTS, they wouldnt have voted for a moderate RINO like Arnie, promising to 'cut,cut,cut' so we can save moeny to spend on the important stuff like "kids, welfare, hydrogen pumping stations, environment, etcetera etcetera".

oh well, Big Govt Supplyside-ism beats Socialism any day.

[WOSG]

Right.

So, you think it would ever occur to this leftist journalist to write: "This budget is 0.5% higher than last years budget" NOooo ... he's gotta say "billions in cuts" from a baseline that only exists in his imagination!!!

Grrr. I hate that kind of media bias and mis-information.

[tubebender]

It would appear that Arnold is cutting the rate of growth and that is a positive for me but as you posted there is no reduction from the proposed budget from last summer