If you're a college student in California, congratulations-- you play a leading role in Governor Schwarzenegger's new budget plan. The governor believes in you. He believes you're the sort of person who can make a sacrifice for the public good. Instead of turning to, say, big businesses, real estate speculators, or those parasites who live off trust funds to find the "discipline" needed to make his budget work, he turns to you. The governor knows you're the kind of person who wouldn't mind paying 7% (at a UC) or 10% (at a CSU) more so that the big, the speculative, and the parasitic won't have to face any sort of tax hike or increase in fees.
Of course, it's not just college students who are called on to sacrifice in the gov's budget, which is "kinda, more-or-less, maybe balanced with some serious caveats." Also called on to sacrifice for the public good are teachers (the plan kills off the teacher tax credit) and families on welfare (no cost of living increase and potentially worse). And as a demonstration of his commitment to the common good, the governor wants the state's greatest common spaces, the state parks, to defer maintenance for the 2007-08 budget year.
So, well done college students, teachers, and families on welfare! You must feel very special knowing your governor has such faith in you. Sure, he's a multimillionaire who for decades has lived a life of such unbelievable privilege that he can't possibly imagine your lives, but that doesn't stop him from believing you're the right people to make sacrifices for the state of California.
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poorman says:
Kindergarten cop is placing the burden of the state budget on education? Maybe it was a tumor...
Posted on Thursday, Jan. 11 2007 @ 1:01PM
Hector says:
If he doesn't balance the budget, he gets chastised. If he balances the budget, he gets chastised.
As a student, this sucks.
I'm all for cutting wealthfare, though.
Posted on Thursday, Jan. 11 2007 @ 11:01PM
Orange County Weekly - The Blotter » New Lessons for CSU students says:
[...] Earlier this month when the governor's budget plan was unveiled, three groups– poor families with children, teachers, and college students at UC's and CSU's– were particularly singled out for sacrifice, so the gov. could cling to his no new taxes pledge. CSU students are expect to part with an additional 10% above and beyond than they are paying now. There are many reasons for this proposed increase, and one of the less widely advertised uses for the students' money can be found in this morning's San Francisco Chronicle. Twenty-eight of the California State University system's highest-paid executives are in line for another pay raise this week — just days after students learned they could face a 10 percent tuition increase next fall. [...]
Posted on Tuesday, Jan. 23 2007 @ 9:01AM
Orange County Weekly - The Blotter » Summa cum clobbered says:
[...] increases follow the proposals laid out in Governor Schwarzenegger's budget plan two months ago. The state Legislative Analyst's Office, on the other hand, "had [...]
Posted on Thursday, Mar. 15 2007 @ 9:03AM
Orange County Weekly - The Blotter » Them That's Got says:
[...] you belong to one of the groups targeted for a good squeezin' called on to sacrifice in the governor's budget plan– college students, public school teachers, families on welfare– rest assured that the [...]
Posted on Monday, Mar. 26 2007 @ 9:03AM