Drain on State Coffers

I am outraged that our welfare-oriented entitlement programs are threatening the state’s ability to provide a proper and competitive educational program for our public schools. I wonder how many hard-working men and women are paying for other people’s unemployment, welfare or worker’s comp checks while themselves holding “low-paying menial jobs” waiting tables, towing cars, driving trucks, and so on? I wonder how much more these proud, hard-working taxpayers are going to allow to be deducted from their already small paychecks before they say enough!

Many companies are closing their doors or moving to other states. Thousands of workers are being laid off because California has a bad business climate. Cost of living is going up. Real estate prices are out of sight. When will the Democrats and Republicans get the message? Now would be nice, at least before we all go bankrupt.

ALAN ALBERT SNOW

Santa Ana