Arnold is getting a bad rap. I don’t think he fully understood that spending, in California, are from 95% voter approved initiatives.
He would have to unravel hundreds of voter approved initiatives of which he is powerless to do. It would suicide, politically, in any case.
The only thing he can do is waive his hand once in while to make it look like he is doing something.
He has furloughed workers, who have sued in opposition. Wish I could have sued when the companies I worked for decided to layoff. Could have saved some heartache but, oh well.
The Prison Guard unions aren’t willing to suck it up either. Don’t blame them really. They have bills based on their current income and the mortgage companies don’t much care about your employer reducing your take home pay by whatever means.
The good news is, the house is going to burn down and we can design a new one.
The ultimate remodel.
He made his bed by passing two initiatives, props 56 and 57, the former of which blew out the last of the Gann spending limits.
He knew very well what he was doing because it was what his handlers wanted: