Schwarzenegger Proposes $111.7 Billion Budget (caps, cuts and borrowing)

[Rose Siding]

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled today a $111.7 billion budget plan that limits state support for all services, including schools and public health programs.

The plan closes an estimated $8.1 billion shortfall next year by holding the line on spending growth in virtually all levels of government but still relying on nearly $3 billion more in borrowing and a bet that California's economic climate continues to brighten.
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Indeed, last year Schwarzenegger initially proposed big cuts to public health and welfare programs but backed away after running into strong opposition. By the time the budget agreement was reached in late July, the governor has given in on more modest plans to trim funding to state universities, salaries for home health care workers and cost-of-living increases for welfare recipients.

The final budget totaled $105 billion, some $6 billion less than this year's.

Still, the state had the luxury last year of spending nearly $10 billion in bonds that voters approved in March to refinance the state deficit and help solve the budget problem. Using only limited borrowing this year, Schwarzenegger is expected to propose closing most of the gap by cutting the rate of growth in key areas.

First is education, which represents nearly half of the state's general tax fund. The governor is expected to take about $2 billion from what schools might otherwise be entitled.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-011005budget_wr,0,2875512.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[bobweaver]

1. All Schwarzenegger has done is made everything worse! Bigger deficit!

[chelsea0011]

2. But he does have that nice smoking tent

[MisterP]

4. is it raining in Sacrymento? it flooded several offices by blocking

a drain in the courtyard

[shanti]

14. NOT AT THE MOMENT

n/t

[Bo]

20. I know I'd like to smoke there....

...with the future president of the USA

[Kikosexy2]

3. And..

star-struck moronic brainless voters eat up all his sh*t he spews and the rest of us who know better suffer for it. Just makes me want to bitch slap all those "dumb-sh*ts" back to reality! Uuugghhhh!!! WAKE UP CALL PEOPLE--GOV. GROPER SERVES ONLY THE SPECIAL INTERESTS AND NOT THE PEOPLE!! HELLO??

[Massachusetts]

6. 50%+ of the people in this country are stupid.

Unfortunately there is no means test for participating in Democracy.

[proud patriot]

7. I just called and they are unable to take my call today

stupid message machine ...:grr:

[LiberalFighter]

18. How many messages does the machine hold?

Someone should call and see how many they can leave before it is full.

[olddad56]

24. you can email the asshole from this site...

http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_homepage.jsp

Just click where it says 'email the governor'.

[olddad56]

25. Email the asshole at this site...

http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_homepage.jsp

Just click on 'email the governor'

I know that he would love to hear from you.

[OldVlad]

15. Yeah, but he's providing "Leadership"

This guy is so slick, talking about how bad Davis' proposals to borrow and paper over the problems, well what has he done other then the same EXACT policies? He's done nothing but provide the illusion of "doing something" while all the starry eyed know-nothings nod in agreement to his vague policy speeches.

One thing is for certain, if that ballot gets off the ground to allow Kind Arnold to assume power, we have to fight that with everything we got to save America from this power hungry egomaniac.

[proud patriot]

5. GRRRRRRRRRRRR

he better keep his filthy hands off
California Healthy Families .

[yorgatron]

8. here's an idea,

why don't we try to get back the $9,000,000,000 that Enron stole from us? oh yeah,that's why we had the recall :mad:

[Rose Siding]

10. I hope so too

I have a granddaughter on that program (her mom and dad so work -full time)

but it's alluded to-
snip>
Advocates for the poor said they are worried the state's $25 billion public health and welfare system will take even bigger hits in the proposed plan because next to schools, health and human services is the second largest consumer of the state's general fund. Although the administration has so far said little about this part of the budget, the Department of Developmental Services announced Friday it was closing a facility in San Jose.

"All we know is that it will be ugly," said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access, a coalition of health care organizations. "There's nowhere else to cut to get the savings that they need."

[Sugarbleus]

27. "There's nowhere else to cut to get the savings that they need."

Do I believe this statment? NO

BASTARDS!

[bahrbearian]

9. Lets see 8 Billion plus 3 Billion equals...11 Billion

How much did he let the energy gougers get away with 12 billion ?

[Megahurtz]

11. Why the fuck

did they EVER recall Gray Davis for THIS guy???:wtf:

[dolstein]

12. I think it's pretty damn obvious why

I listened to Arnold's state of the union speech. Whether or not you agree with him, Arnold knows what he wants to do, is able to state his positions clearly and forcement, and is willing to fight for his policy proposals regardless of the political risks. He is the complete antithesis of the bland, wonky, and often risk averse style of governing that Gray Davis embodied.

The simple fact is that people are hungry for leadership. Arnold looks like a leader, talks like a leader, and acts like a leader. And he also has the advantage of being a single powerful executive contronting a diverse and often divided group of charisma-challeneged Democrats. Unless and until the Democrats are willing to unite behind a single leader, Arnold is going to do very well politically.

For quite some time the Democrats in Sacramento have behaved as if they owned the state. The recall of Gray Davis should have been a wake up call, but I think it's pretty clear that many Democrats still don't get it.

[xxqqqzme]

16. acts like a leader is a statement of

fact - act being the key word. he is doing the bidding of pete wilson and all his cronies while steroid boy takes cigar breaks in his tent. Education is always the FIRST thing rethugs cut. Steroid boy is following the game plan 2 a T.

[dolstein]

21. Cry all you want, but what I said is true

Bill Clinton gets it. He told Kerry that the American public would pick someone who's "strong and wrong" over someone who's "weak and right." That explains why Ronald Reagan crushed Walter Mondale even those polls showed that voters actually preferred Mondale's positions on the issues. And it explains how Bush managed to defeat Kerry even though a majority of Americans believed the country was headed in the wrong direction.

I'm not a huge fan of Arnold, but at least he has the courage of his convictions, whereas so many Democrats in Sacramento lack both courage AND convictions.

[leesa]

23. Dolstein..he couldn't articulate any plan...you bought the RW propaganda

once again. They SAID he was decisive and you bought it. It's what they do with Bush, neither one of them know their asses from a hole in the ground but their controlled media says they are strong and decisive. People like yourself, who are very susceptible to this crap fall for it every time.

[olddad56]

30. maybe you can enlist in Arnie's army.

you seem like a big fan.

[leesa]

22. Oh bullshit. The RW media and massive voter fraud put this dick in office.

Listen to him speak??? He never had ANY plan or any knowledge of any situation. Utter crap! He was never able to answer one, single question or deliver any kind of plan.

[OldVlad]

31. I wish it was vote fraud

No, there are a lot of people that admire movie stars, that wanted to give him a chance because he seems so sure of himself.

Stop kidding yourself, no fraud was neccessary, people still like the vague talker, everybody here HATED Davis, he had the lowest approval rating in the history of the Gallup; 19%. It was the perfect time for some strong man from the pop culture to fool idiot Californians into giving him a chance. After all, we worship movie stars as it is, you should see our local news, its like ET.

[olddad56]

29. it wouldn't matter if the Democrats woke up

We don't live in a democracy any longer. We live in the early stages of 'corporate fascism'. The democratic lawmakers are helpless. Arnie will veto anything they want to pass and go around them with special elections to push the corporate agenda forward. He has raised more money from special interests than any other governor and he is beholding to all of them. He has outsourced the executive management of every state agency, board, and commission to lieutenants in his little Nazi army. He is well financed and the more than half of the voters will vote how he tells them to vote. His spinmasters are masters of Orwellian doublespeak, the media is behind him. Arnie is on a roll that even Dubya can envy.

[tinanator]

13. define "they"

if you think votes are cast in stone so to speak, or that Ahnold possesses qualities that appeal widely, you might well reach the conclusion that both he and GW were elected fair and square.
call me cynical if you must, but both those "elections" were run of by and for certain elements that do not reflect the prevailing beliefs and interests of the majority of US and CA citizens. Im certainly not shocked by the show of support above.

[Megahurtz]

19. I can agree with you on that one!

[GHOSTDANCER]

17. Lol...

[Sugarbleus]

26. I just posted my worries over Arnie's "budget"...the thread

however, miraculously disappeared as soon as I hit the submit button. Curious.

Anyway Arnies budget is the "final solution" for us. Our rent subsidy went from $175 to $512!! Got the notice today!

The "ugly Americans" in Sacto want to cut disability and social security for handicapped and elderly also. I work as a live in caregiver, this program is about to get gored also.

Apparently, Medi-cal is another target to cut.
All of the above services are our very life line!! Next will be lack of heat, less food, no clothes, no car, no insurance...I'm suppose to be happy about this? Are we suppose to just "suck it up". Are we suppose to remain calm and not get extremely distressed and angry?
I raise my grandson. His school/education is on the chopping block too I see.

What kind of mindset takes MORE away from the poor and guts education so people can't rise above?????????

What is up with all this crap!!? They borrow MORE MONEY to cover what exactly? What state spending is still intact?? Anyone know?

Rich republican folk better lock their doors cause some nasty shit is coming down the pike after this! You can only oppress and antagonize people so far then the oppressors shall have to reap the whirlwind! :nuke: :nuke:

[olddad56]

28. email the ex-terminator

you can email this piece of shit at
http://www.governor.ca.gov/state/govsite/gov_homepage.jsp

Just click where it says 'email the governor'