We all want state government cut... but how can you support something (or expect others to support it) when you don't even know what it is? It is a yet-to-be-disclosed, 2500 page report, put together in secrecy by 275 unnamed/undisclosed individuals. At this point, we don't know how the recommendations were developed, the nature of the proposed changes, or the magnitude of those changes.
You imply that Arnold needs our support on this. Well, according to the story, he hasn't even seen it yet... we don't even know if HE supports it.
The AP story says it might save 12,000 jobs (through attrition), and could save up to $32 Billion over 5 years. Now... excuse me for not jumping up and down, but this represents an annual reduction of less than 6%. That would roughly get us back to Gray Davis' spending level last year! He may want to cut the workforce by 1/3, but this proposal obviously supplements that labor force with other monies because $32 Billion over 5 years certainly does not cut "state government by a third", as you state.
I am hopeful that there will be some meaningful reform in this report that can be implemented. I will wait, however, until I have something to evaluate before forming an opinion, positive or otherwise.
LOL, $6 billion is what percent of $100 billion? Now, since that budget has been going up seven percent, how much less will a 6% cut be than it would have been?
You folks carp all day long about wanting Schwarzenegger to make cuts, but when the study is done and cuts are about to be implemented, you folks find every excuse in the book to be unhappy about that too.
Who set up this commission? McClintock? NO! It was Arnold Schwarzenegger. We souldn't even be contemplating this action if weren't for him. Are you happy about that? Heck no?
It's really pointless to discuss this with you folks, because you wouldnt' be happy if Schwarzenegger cut the budget in half, turned the state house to Repbulican and did away with the state personal income tax. Why? Because he would always be judged to be about ready to do something you don't like.
We're talking $32 billion in state budget cuts, and all you folks can do is whine. Well, go ahead and whine.