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LET’S STAY OFF THE BAILOUT BANDWAGONBy Steve Hunyar December Infuriated by Davis’ budget announcement and the ongoing energy crisis, Last September, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a $145 billion budget, During the same timeframe, Schwarzenegger has been lobbying Capital In 2003, Schwarzenegger campaigned on fiscal responsibility and balanced The real culprits with respect to the California budget are colossal This is not the typical increase taxes versus cut spending message we Sacramento’s response to anyone who dare oppose the budget is the usual I fully understand that the Governor is only one part of our state government He knew these problems were coming when he took office. He needs There are a number of problems associated with asking for bailout monies. First, a bailout benchmarks an unhealthy precedent as standard operating Second, amortizing California’s poor financial management burden onto Lastly, Californians will be on the hook for principle and interest The Governor and Legislators knew this was coming. A Sacramento The government is one of the few entities that seeks to increase in We need to send a message to Sacramento to stop the insanity. The Steve Hunyar lives with his wife and two children in Alpine. |
PARDON ME, CAN YOU SPARE A BAILOUT?By Jamie December Reading all this bad news, I had a moment of clarity (or insanity, depending This would not be robbing Peter to Pay Paul, nor would it be rearranging If bailing out a state with federal money sounds like a wacky, out-of-the-box Here in East County, the state budget mess will likely have a huge negative I’m not the first to raise this idea, of course. Governors nationwide Mayors, too, are asking for help from Washington. Last month. the U.S. Gov. Schwarzenegger recently gave a speech in which he said the federal I agree with the Govenator on this one. But his fervent request , as Jamie Reno is the longtime San Diego correspondent for Newsweek. |
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Bailout for the state....not!
Mr. Hunyar's comments make sense...and unlike those of Mr. Reno, they strike a chord of common sense. Simply stated, most of us have lost faith in government...at local, state or federal levels. East County denizens generally believe in our system of free enterprise. While most businesses are struggling, they find ways, like the families who are their customers, to keep the lights on and the doors open. So Mr. Reno's idea of the citizens lending money to the state government is folly. The state has blown it time and time again, as have many cities who have grown dependent on state pass-through funding to provide services. It's plain to me that belt-tightening is the theme of the day. Union and non-union workers alike need to take cuts in pay, services need to be scaled back, and we all need to reassess our spending in order to make it through the next twelve months, when the economy will begin to rebound.
So Reno's thoughts about a citizen bailout of the state makes no sense...or cents. Let the state legislators get real and face the same problems we all have. The union grip on Sacramento has got to be relaxed so that all Californians, with a dose of reality in our everyday lives, can start looking toward a solid future. It's time to stop the excuse-making and cronyism.