How can California’s political climate be classified as anything other than dysfunctional when it is much easier to cut funds from higher education than to close a tax loophole on yacht owners? That is not only immoral, it is fiscally irresponsible for the state’s long-term future when, for example, studies consistently show that for every $1 invested in a California State University student, we see returns of $4 to the state economy. How many state employees will have to be let go and additional services cut before we reach the predictable outcome that cuts alone will not solve what is ailing this state? The severity of California’s problems long ago passed party identification. If the Republicans were the majority in the Legislature instead of the Democrats, only the most politically naive would conclude that the state would fare better in the current climate.

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by Byron Williams, The San Jose mercury News.

Posted: March 18th, 2010, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.