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Jerry Brown wants the counties to take care of thousands of State prisoners, instead of the State. And, he is willing to pay the counties 40 cents for each dollar of cost--he wants to bankrupt the counties.
"Year after year, budget deficits emerge that are so big they would eclipse the total budgets of most states. Like local governments before it, California’s state government is severely limited in its options for bringing in more money, as voter-imposed restrictions make it difficult to raise fees and taxes. The state needs an out or, likely, many of them. Local governments seem to be first on the list.
“My proposed restructuring will return decisions and authority — as much as possible — to cities and counties and schools,” Brown told reporters in Sacramento. “And in that way, there will be greater accountability, transparency and, hopefully, citizen participation, because government will be closer to the people.”
I do not want vicious criminals closer to me--do you?
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"Year after year, budget deficits emerge that are so big they would eclipse the total budgets of most states. Like local governments before it, California’s state government is severely limited in its options for bringing in more money, as voter-imposed restrictions make it difficult to raise fees and taxes. The state needs an out or, likely, many of them. Local governments seem to be first on the list.
“My proposed restructuring will return decisions and authority — as much as possible — to cities and counties and schools,” Brown told reporters in Sacramento. “And in that way, there will be greater accountability, transparency and, hopefully, citizen participation, because government will be closer to the people.”
I do not want vicious criminals closer to me--do you?
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