[Lancey Howard]

Getting support for the spending plan won't be easy. Democrats, who control both houses of the Legislature, have said the burden of the state's fiscal crisis shouldn't fall on the poor and disabled.

It is DOA.

[ridesthemiles]

Democrats, who control both houses of the Legislature, have said the burden of the state's fiscal crisis shouldn't fall on the poor and disabled.

If we all knew the details of the spending for "the poor and the disabled" we would vomit.
The devil is in the details. One program "for the poor" is free dental care for "poor" students the minute they enroll in Calif schools.
I have enough trouble paying for my own dental care. I am 64, born in USA, and worked here since 16 y/o. Why should I pay one red cent of "poor student's dental care"? Not my kids. Not my responsibility. Schools are overrun with illegal immigrants, and teachers won't turn in any parent, since every body in a seat gets them a job. They are hypocrites.
Disabled is a term you and I would not apply to a self indulgent drug user, but that's what it is here in Calif. Break all the drug laws, drive while loaded, with or without a license, steal to support your drug habit, etc, and then get special category status as "disabled".Junk science. JMO