This is the standard "threaten the hostages" modus operandi of government bureaucrats. When voters finally pass referenda demanding tax or spending cuts, they always threaten that they will close schools, and police and fire stations. Not that they will cut administrative bureaucracies and other completely ridiculous programs.
2009/5/25 steven r linnabary <[email protected]> > > > A good start...but apparently the bureaucrats that administer the programs > are going to keep their jobs? > What'll they do all day? Even a bureaucrat will get bored playing computer > solitaire all day!\ > > PEACE > Steve > > On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 8:19 AM, bruce majors > <[email protected]<bruce.majors%40gmail.com> > >wrote: > > > > Governor plans to completely eliminate welfare for families > > > > > http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/schwarzenegger-make-massive-cuts-to-welfare-health-care-student-aid-.html > > 3:58 PM | May 21, 2009 > > > > Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to completely eliminate the > state's > > welfare program for families, medical insurance for low-income children > and > > Cal Grants cash assistance to college and university students. > > > > The proposals to sharply scale back the assistance that California > provides > > to its neediest residents came in testimony by the administration this > > afternoon at a joint legislative budget committee hearing. It followed > > comments by the governor earlier today that he would be withdrawing a > > proposal to help balance the budget with billions of dollars of borrowing > > and replacing it with program reductions. > > > > The proposals would completely reshape the state's social service > network, > > transforming California from one of the country's most generous states to > > one of the most tightfisted. The proposals are intended to help close a > > budget deficit estimated at $21.3 billion. > > > > 勇ric Bailey > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups > > Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
