Antonovich: GOVERNOR'S BUDGET REARRANGES THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC

 

 

 

       

 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy Office:     (213) 974-5555  Cell: (213) 215-5176 E-mail:     tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

         January 8, 2010                                                                                                           For Immediate Release

 

 

GOVERNOR’S BUDGET REARRANGES THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – “Without structural reform to fix California’s broken budget system, this budget is a mix of tax schemes and band aids that only delays the inevitable,” said Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.  “To address the state’s $20 billion deficit and prevent bankruptcy, the following structural reforms are needed to get California back on track: 

 

ü    The elimination of unnecessary, and consolidation of state agencies with duplicative

      responsibilities.

 

ü    Stop spending above inflation and population growth

ü    A two-year budget

ü    A part-time legislature

ü    An end to term limits

ü    Bringing our civil service system into the 21^st Century

 

 

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