Submitted by SurfCityTom on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 7:43am.
her plan will not fly. Effectively, the Legislature needs to cut spending by $2.7 Billion. Last year's budget was $20 Billion. And that had plenty of short term, one time only infusions of Federal dollars.
The budget spending level needs to be around $18 Billion; and that is being generous.
72% of state spending is on education and social services. You can not achieve a balanced budget without cutting spending across the Board. That includes Education.
And earlier this week, she proposed free Community College rides for all.
I won't talk about rose colored glasses. But has the happy weed been legalized at the Governor's Mansion?
The reality is
her plan will not fly. Effectively, the Legislature needs to cut spending by $2.7 Billion. Last year's budget was $20 Billion. And that had plenty of short term, one time only infusions of Federal dollars.
The budget spending level needs to be around $18 Billion; and that is being generous.
72% of state spending is on education and social services. You can not achieve a balanced budget without cutting spending across the Board. That includes Education.
And earlier this week, she proposed free Community College rides for all.
I won't talk about rose colored glasses. But has the happy weed been legalized at the Governor's Mansion?