tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post2878521579176504161..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: Daily California Watch 9Rob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-74517380729381522432009-07-21T09:20:16.786-07:002009-07-21T09:20:16.786-07:00So who is General Lyons supposed to represent? Arn...So who is General Lyons supposed to represent? Arnold, the taxpayers, representative democracy?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106164237354370049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-72485360804706407442009-07-21T07:59:49.474-07:002009-07-21T07:59:49.474-07:00PV, thanks the perspective on vacation homes sever...PV, thanks the perspective on vacation homes several posts previous. The decay factor had not occured to me.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180422369180931361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-60053347757577208202009-07-21T05:57:45.485-07:002009-07-21T05:57:45.485-07:00Well, I'm happy to be proven wrong on the pace...Well, I'm happy to be proven wrong on the pace of efforts to balance the budget--turns that they have been working overtime on it. You're probably right that it won't survive contact with the special interests on it, however. And the fact that it relies so heavily on one-time measures means that they're going to have to go right back to the table within a year as the one-time measures give out and the situation worsens.<br /><br />Still, they've faced the reality of cutting state services in a serious way. That's a start. With that on the table, there's an opportunity for a real fix if they continue to work at it.Peripheral Visionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489447120517274000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-18804899759579040912009-07-20T20:01:21.416-07:002009-07-20T20:01:21.416-07:00from another article...
Schwarzenegger and Republi...from another article...<br /><i>Schwarzenegger and Republican lawmakers refused to raise taxes any further, limiting lawmakers' options. <b>Democrats had fought to preserve basic social services, including welfare, in-home support and health care</b> for low-income children.</i><br /><br />Oh, thank god, they save in-home support. Wait a second...<br /><br /><i>However, according to a California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes report this year, <b>the IHHS program “lacks sufficient oversight and suffers from fraud and abuse.”</b></i>Tyronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226876002855072090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-4366620656426028232009-07-20T19:53:52.100-07:002009-07-20T19:53:52.100-07:00Governator, you are numbuh wun!!Governator, you are numbuh wun!!Tyronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226876002855072090noreply@blogger.com