It’s not the big programs:
[quote=marion]Well, yes, it’s a given he’s going to fund these type of programs, but I think he can do it effectively. Is there a reason why you don’t think he can? And yes, he has limited military experience. I say “so what” to that. [/quote]
In the California budget, it isn’t the inefficiency, it’s the idiocy. There’s no efficient funding of the programs, the program by design aren’t effective and shouldn’t be funded.
It isn’t a case of are we spending 10% too much on WIC, but instead, a death of a 1000 cuts. $7 million for migrant services, $4 million in block grants (slush funds), $17 million for the California Science center (cripes I’ve been there, create an entrace fee), Song Brown program 1/2 million (used to recruit students into health fields), Health Services $5 million work training to recruit students to health fields, Snaple program $9000 to recruit students to health fields etc for 962 pages.
962 pages of appropriations for ten thousand here, seven million there, six hundred thousand over there, etc, until we have a $14 billion dollar shortfall.
Think about it, on a $140,000,000,000 budget, there is literally a line entry for $9000. That’s like a person who makes $150,000 a year budgeting something for one penny.
