The Political - California
| Published on 25 Jul 2009 at 12:01 am.
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One reason our budget is in such a mess is Proposition 13, made law by the Proposition System which allows Californians to vote on bills and make them a law. A system that needs to be done away with completely.
The additional problem with the Proposition System is that, unlike when a legislator puts himself on the line when passing laws, there is no one to vote out of office if a proposition screws things up. No one is responsible. So, the death spiral continues.
The Legislature has just passed a budget with deep cuts and no new taxes. I haven’t read up on it because it’s just too depressing to think about what poor people are going to have to give up so the budget can be balanced. I know education took a hit as well. California’s education system used to be world-class but no longer is. I’m talking the public college and university systems as well.