In yesterday's Op-Ed, The OC Register's editorial staff said, "... his brief in opposition to the board lawsuit called it 'radical.'" Yes, our own Attorney General will not defend tax payers. As the OCR points out:"What is really radical is the $3.7 billion unfunded pension gap the county faces, of which the retroactive pension spike accounts for about $100 million. Mr. Brown, supported for governor by a number of public worker unions, discounted the lavish benefits given to county workers. We'd like to hear what he would do about the runaway pension situation."
Indeed, we would all like to know his plan. Unfortunately, his plan will surely include higher taxes.
Of course he will have to raise taxes. He will have so little control of the the state budget that there is no other choice. He will also have to cut spending, but that alone would render California a place that no one would want to live in or do business. California can't print their own money but they can own their own bank like North Dakota does. See: http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/06/governor_candidate_virg_berner.html
ReplyDeleteBrown is a smart man with many connections, ideas and resources. He is also a voter like you and I.
He knows the limits of what the Governor can and can't do and won't have to learn on the job playing catch up.
Lets face it. California is a world of hurt but things could be worse.
At least Arnold didn't walk away from the job like Sara Palin.
Running a state is not the same as running a business. Businesses are for one reason and one reason only. To make money. A state has other pourposes. One is to assure that the infrastructure is in place for business to be able to grow and thrive. A state also has to do what is best for everyone in the state, not just those that can afford a company's product or service. Meg Whitman may have one advantage over Jerry Brown though, if things didn't work out for the state under her leadership, she could always put California up for auction on e-bay. She knows how to do that.