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In the current budget analysis, a concerning highlight is the potential reduction of 30,000 to 40,000 state employees. The state government, with 400 departments yet to be modernized, is facing calls for a 10% cut to tackle excessive bureaucracy. Proposals include reducing overly generous employee benefits and significant tax cuts, such as a 10% decrease in sales, personal, and corporate taxes, along with a 50% cut to capital gains taxes. The challenge lies in addressing an out-of-control bureaucracy that continues to drain resources from Californians.
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“As we look through the budget and say, ‘What are the portions of this budget that we can attack,’ one that stands out in stark relief is the number of employees who work for the state … 30,000 or 40,000 people will lose their jobs.”
“… 30,000 or 40,000 people will lose their jobs.”
“There are 400 departments that haven’t been overhauled or modernized … I would cut state government by 10 percent.”
“… cut state government by 10 percent.”
“I’ll crack down on overly generous benefits of state employees.”
“I’ll crack down on overly generous benefits … .”
“I would cut sales, personal and corporate taxes by 10 percent and capital gains taxes by 50 percent. How can we afford tax cuts? We cannot afford not to.”
“I would cut capital gains taxes by 50 percent.”
“Every year we pay more to sustain an out-of-control state bureaucracy … A wasteful and arrogant bureaucracy, out of touch with the needs of Californians and unwilling to give an inch even in the toughest economic times.”
“Every year we pay more to sustain an out-of-control state bureaucracy … A wasteful and arrogant bureaucracy … .”
