[quote=zk][quote=Brutus]Here’s how to find the problem with California’s budget: Wait until the state goes completely broke, beyond the level where the Gummint can bail Cali out. When the riots begin, the people doing the rioting will be the ones that caused the problem (plus their political pals — who can easily be voted out).
Now that I’ve identified the problem, it’s up to you natives to do something about it such as: jail every rioter with US citizenship and deport everyone without US citizenship. Problem solved!!!!
And by the way, California WILL eventually go broke and I will do my best to encourage Pols NOT to bail California out. Or New York. Or any other state including my own.
When California was a Conservative state it didn’t have these problems much, but now it’s a state full of Bleeding-heart, left-wing lunatics, leftovers from the hippy days who have taken over and are driving the state into the poor house.
Here’s an idea: TAX wealthy Hollywood filmmakers, producers, and actors at 90%!!!! Start with Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Spielberg, Lucas, et al.[/quote]
Allright, Brutus, I’ll give you the same challenge I gave faterikcartman.
What would you do, exactly, Brutus, to fix the budget?
I have a prediction, Brutus. You’ll either ignore this, like faterikcartman did. Or you’ll rant and rave about lefty this and lefty that. But you won’t have any real, constructive ideas.
Prove me wrong, Brutus, if you can.[/quote]
Hey… I balanced the budget!… Here’s my take..
1. Welfare: Cut in half ($1.05 billion savings)
2. In home services: Cut in half ($600 million savings)
3. Cut funding for Cal state school in half ($1.25billion savings).. especially funding to programs that don’t lead to meaningful jobs/careers.
4. Close 1/2 of community colleges ($2.0billion savings). Especially funding to programs that don’t lead to meaningful jobs/careers/advance degrees of such
5. Cut COPS program by 1/2 ($50 million savings)
6. Cut prison rehab program completely ($250 million savings)
7. Cut state payroll ($1 billion savings)
8. Cut legislature budget ($130 million savings)
9. Add $2 sales tax to cigarettes ($2billion income)
