12 Questions for the Sept 24th Gubernatorial Debate.

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The California Broadcasters Association has made public the 12 questions that will be asked during the Sept. 24 gubernatorial debate. This is, so far, the only debate which all the major candidates have agreed to attend.

The idea of releasing the questions ahead of time was introduced by the Sacramento Bee's Daniel Weintraub, who hoped it would give the public time to discuss the questions, and give the candidates time to prepare more substantive answers.

The 12 questions are:

1. How would you propose enhancing revenue, and/or what specific cuts would you propose, to achieve a balanced budget?

2. Leaders in the business community are convinced that the state is losing jobs and unable to attract new business. If you agree,what are two things you would change to make this a more business- friendly state? If you disagree, what are the misconceptions you would like to correct?

3. How are you going to insure that all Californians have adequate health care?

4. Everybody talks about wanting a colorblind society, but what does that actually mean to you? In other words, how do we know when
we have succeeded?

5. What should be the top priority for California right now?

6. If elected governor, will you support the expansion of charter schools in California?

7. What do you expect to accomplish in the time remaining on Gray Davis's term, that he could not?

8. What is the single most important piece of legislation either
signed or vetoed during the past legislative session?

9. Do you support reducing the Vehicle License Fee (Car Tax), and if so, where would you find the revenue to replace the loss to the budget?

10. What services will your administration expect local governments to provide, and what stable source of revenue will you give them to do it?

11. Under Governors Pat Brown and Ronald Reagan, California spent up to 20% of its general fund on infrastructure such as roads, bridges, colleges, hospitals, and water systems. Now, we spend closer to 1%. Proposition 53 on the ballot raises that figure to 3%. What is your position on Proposition 53, and what will you do to invest more in California's aging infrastructure?

12. As our population continues to age, the demand for government services to seniors will increase dramatically during the next decade. What do you intend to do to pro-actively manage this demand?

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1. Decent Set of Questions

During Prime Minister's Question Time in Parliament, select questions are asked ahead of time. I think some mix is appropriate. Unfortunately that mix is something Arnold seems to be avoiding.