Poll: Californians want it both ways on budget
Californians object to increasing taxes in order to pare the state’s massive budget deficit, and instead favor closing the breach through spending cuts. But they oppose cuts — and even prefer more spending — on programs that make up 85% of the state’s general fund obligations… Political figures often campaign on the notion that budgets can be brought swiftly into line by curbing waste, fraud or abuse. Schwarzenegger himself argued that he would find billions in savings that way — only to recant after he was elected and few easy cuts could be found.
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by Cathleen Decker, The Los Angeles Times.