Posted by
Glenn Strickler on Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:44:37 PM
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger
80% of our state parks. Add that to the list of firing teachers, firefighters, police and letting crooks out of prison, that’s quite a legacy. I have a better idea.
How about cutting off all services to illegal aliens? My only exception would be medical aid to save their life. Then when they are able to travel, deport them. We can’t afford this anymore. This will save anywhere from 10 to 25 billion dollars, depending on who you talk to. But who really knows? Tell you what, lets do it and find out.
Of course, you will have to outlaw Sanctuary Cities and put up with the reduction in crime this will bring. Speaking of crime, more than 30% of the criminals in state prisons and local jails are here illegally. Without even deporting anyone, that number will shrink over time because without the illegals, we will have a reduction in crime.
Next, lets look at these state funded grants to find out if smoking is bad, drunk driving kills and thousands of other studies funded by the state that are nothing but researchers being on the state dole.
Want more? OK. People are suppose to have driver licenses and insurance to drive, but according to AAA, 1/3 of the cars on the road does not have a licensed driver or do not have insurance. Do random traffic checks, impound and sell the cars of the offenders and have the proceeds go into the general fund. The long-term affect is fewer traffic accidents and the drain on the state funds that pay for the cleanup and injuries of those who are not insured.
There is plenty more. However, this is not the place. I’ll tell you what. If you would like some help, I will volunteer to go over the state budget with you and identify the expenses that can be cut to close the budget deficit without touching essential services. It’s time to cut the baloney not the beef.
Have you noticed that there are 300,000 fewer rich people filing state tax returns in 2008 than in 2007? They have left the state along with the $6 billion in income taxes they were paying, say nothing of their sales tax, car tax, gas tax and the hundreds of other taxes we pay. Perhaps a change in tax policy is necessary so the Golden Goose does not leave. As far as taxing in the state of California is concerned, we have reached the “Law of Diminishing Returns”. That is a basic law of economics. Unfortunately, I don’t believe that anyone in the state government has an economics degree or has even studied the subject. What other explanation is there for this insanity?
Glenn Strickler