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PAYING FOR CALIFORNIA
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is certainly not the first California governor to deal with budget issues. So did Earl Warren, Pat Brown, Ronald Reagan and Pete Wilson. The following four articles, commissioned by California Forward, a bipartisan group that seeks reform of the state budget process, show how these former governors balanced the books.
By working with Democrats and Republicans, the GOP governor closed a massive deficit with spending cuts and tax increases.
The postwar Democrat governed at a time when even Republicans were not averse to new taxes.
The World War II-era Republican governor pushed hard for social progress -- even when it was expensive.
The GOP governor closed a major deficit by trimming government and increasing taxes.
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Discussion What can the governor learn from his predecessors? Discuss today's special feature. Comments will close after four days.
1. Had it not been for Bellflower H. S. and El Camino
Jr. College - @ $ 7.00/qtr. including activities ticket,
(pre-Reagam education funding fiasco)
I would have not been admitted to the University
of Missouri to work on a Ph.D.
Return to the glory days of low-cost quality
education at the H.S. level, Long Beach State,
UCLA et. al. etc. etc. Your kids deserve it!
Submitted by: David J. Skjonsby (uncledavidoldguy) 12:33 PM PDT, Jun 17, 2008 Submitted by: straight talk (S#it breath) express 12:04 PM PDT, Jun 17, 2008 Submitted by: sp 11:59 AM PDT, Jun 17, 2008 |