June 4, 2011
Republican Assemblywoman Shannon Grove on prisons, public employees & taxes
In the latest state budget debate, taxpayers are presented with this "choice": increase taxes or experience drastic cuts to education, public projects and safety.
This choice is false, cunning and, if you still have a sense of humor, laughable. California does not have a revenue problem. California has a spending problem. Legislators have used the general fund to binge on pet projects and public employee benefits, only to cry that there is not enough left for necessary services like education, veterans and public safety. These priorities are distorted.
Here are the recent issues I have focused on that play directly into this problem...
LINK - Bakersfield.com
