Which cuts are you most willing to live with?

Posted by Gordon on February 18, 2010 at 9:30am

With California facing a mammoth budget deficit, which cuts are you most willing to live with?

Schools

Prisons

Police, fire

Health, social services

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The Following is a list of more then 500 California State Agencies, departments and commissions, it boggles the mind, cripples our wallet and devastates our hope for the future.

California Academic Performance Index (API)

California Access for Infants and Mothers

California Acupuncture Board

California Administrative Office of the Courts

California Adoptions Branch

California African American Museum

California Agricultural Export Program

California Agricultural Labor Relations Board

California Agricultural Statistics Service

California Air Resources Board (CARB)

California Allocation Board

California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority

California Animal Health and Food Safety Services

California Anti-Terrorism Information Center

California Apprenticeship Council

California Arbitration Certification Program

California Architects Board

California Area VI Developmental Disabilities Board

California Arts Council

California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus

California Assembly Democratic Caucus

California Assembly Republican Caucus

California Athletic Commission

California Attorney General

California Bay Conservation and Development Commission

California Bay-Delta Authority

California Bay-Delta Office

California Biodiversity Council

California Board for Geologists and Geophysicists

California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

California Board of Accountancy

California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology

California Board of Behavioral Sciences

California Board of Chiropractic Examiners

California Board of Equalization (BOE)

California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection

California Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind

California Board of Occupational Therapy

California Board of Optometry

California Board of Pharmacy

California Board of Podiatric Medicine

California Board of Prison Terms California Board of Psychology

California Board of Registered Nursing California Board of Trustees

California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians

California Braille and Talking Book Library

California Building Standards Commission

California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education

California Bureau of Automotive Repair

California Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair

California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation

California Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine

California Bureau of Security and Investigative

Services California Bureau of State Audits

California Business Agency

California Business Investment Services (CalBIS)

California Business Permit Information (CalGOLD)

California Business Portal

California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency

California Cal Grants California CalJOBS

California Cal-Learn Program

California CalVet Home Loan Program

California Career Resource Network

California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau

California Center for Analytical Chemistry

California Center for Distributed Learning

California Center for Teaching Careers (Teach California)

California Chancellor's Office

California Charter Schools

California Children and Families Commission

California Children and Family Services Division

California Citizens Compensation Commission

California Civil Rights Bureau

California Coastal Commission

California Coastal Conservancy

California Code of Regulations

California Collaborative Projects with UC Davis

California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth

California Commission on Aging California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation

California Commission on Judicial Performance

California Commission on State Mandates

California Commission on Status of Women

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

California Commission on the Status of Women

California Committee on Dental Auxiliaries

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Junior Colleges

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

California Complaint Mediation Program

California Conservation Corps

California Constitution Revision Commission

California Consumer Hotline

California Consumer Information Center

California Consumer Information

California Consumer Services Division

California Consumers and Families Agency

California Contractors State License Board

California Corrections Standards Authority

California Council for the Humanities

California Council on Criminal Justice

California Council on Developmental Disabilities

California Court Reporters Board

California Courts of Appeal

California Crime and Violence Prevention Center

California Criminal Justice Statistics Center

California Criminalistic Institute Forensic Library

California CSGnet Network Management

California Cultural and Historical Endowment

California Cultural Resources Division

California Curriculum and Instructional Leadership Branch

California Data Exchange Center

California Data Management Division

California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission

California Delta Protection Commission

California Democratic Caucus

California Demographic Research Unit

California Dental Auxiliaries

California Department of Aging

California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs

California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board

California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

California Department of Boating and Waterways (Cal Boating)

California Department of Child Support Services (CDCSS)

California Department of Community Services and Development

California Department of Conservation

California Department of Consumer Affairs

California Department of Corporations

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

California Department of Developmental Services

California Department of Education

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing

California Department of Finance

California Department of Financial Institutions

California Department of Fish and Game

California Department of Food and Agriculture

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF)

California Department of General Services

California Department of General Services, Office of State Publishing

California Department of Health Care Services

California Department of Housing and Community Development

California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)

California Department of Insurance

California Department of Justice Firearms Division

California Department of Justice Opinion Unit

California Department of Justice, Consumer Information, Public Inquiry Unit

California Department of Justice

California Department of Managed Health Care

California Department of Mental Health

California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

California Department of Personnel Administration

California Department of Pesticide Regulation

California Department of Public Health

California Department of Real Estate

California Department of Rehabilitation

California Department of Social Services Adoptions Branch

California Department of Social Services

California Department of Technology Services Training Center (DTSTC)

California Department of Technology Services (DTS)

California Department of Toxic Substances Control

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVets)

California Department of Water Resources

California Departmento de Vehiculos Motorizados

California Digital Library

California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Certification Program

California Division of Apprenticeship Standards California Division of Codes and Standards

California Division of Communicable Disease Control

California Division of Engineering

California Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control

California Division of Gambling Control

California Division of Housing Policy Development

California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

California Division of Labor Statistics and Research

California Division of Land and Right of Way

California Division of Land Resource Protection

California Division of Law Enforcement General Library

California Division of Measurement Standards

California Division of Mines and Geology

California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)

California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources

California Division of Planning and Local Assistance

California Division of Recycling

California Division of Safety of Dams

California Division of the State Architect

California Division of Tourism

California Division of Workers' Compensation Medical Unit

California Division of Workers' Compensation

California Economic Assistance, Business and Community Resources

California Economic Strategy Panel

California Education and Training Agency

California Education Audit Appeals Panel

California Educational Facilities Authority

California Elections Division

California Electricity Oversight Board

California Emergency Management Agency

California Emergency Medical Services Authority

California Employment Development Department (EDD)

California Employment Information State Jobs

California Employment Training Panel California Energy Commission

California Environment and Natural Resources Agency

California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA)

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES)

California Executive Office

California Export Laboratory Services

California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo)

California Fair Political Practices Commission

California Fairs and Expositions Division

California Film Commission

California Fire and Resource Assessment Program

California Firearms Division

California Fiscal Services California Fish and Game Commission

California Fisheries Program Branch

California Floodplain Management

California Foster Youth Help California Franchise Tax Board (FTB)

California Fraud Division California Gambling Control Commission

California Geographic Information Systems Council (GIS)

California Geological Survey

California Government Claims and Victim Compensation Board

California Governor's Committee for Employment of Disabled Persons

California Governor's Mentoring Partnership

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

California Governor's Office of Homeland Security

California Governor's Office of Planning and Research

California Governor's Office

California Grant and Enterprise Zone Programs HCD Loan

California Health and Human Services Agency

California Health and Safety Agency

California Healthy Families Program

California Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau

California High-Speed Rail Authority

California Highway Patrol (CHP)

California History and Culture Agency

California Horse Racing Board

California Housing Finance Agency

California Indoor Air Quality Program

California Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission California Industrial Welfare Commission

California InFoPeople California Information Center for the Environment

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank)

California Inspection Services

California Institute for County Government

California Institute for Education Reform

California Integrated Waste Management Board

California Interagency Ecological Program

California Job Service

California Junta Estatal de Personal California Labor and Employment Agency

California Labor and Workforce Development Agency

California Labor Market Information Division

California Land Use Planning Information Network (LUPIN)

California Lands Commission

California Landscape Architects Technical Committee

California Latino Legislative Caucus

California Law Enforcement Branch

California Law Enforcement General Library

California Law Revision Commission

California Legislative Analyst's Office

California Legislative Black Caucus

California Legislative Counsel

California Legislative Division

California Legislative Information

California Legislative Lesbian, Gay , Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Caucus

California Legislature Internet Caucus

California Library Development Services

California License and Revenue Branch

California Major Risk Medical Insurance Program

California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board

California Maritime Academy

California Marketing Services

California Measurement Standards

California Medical Assistance Commission

California Medical Care Services

California Military Department

California Mining and Geology Board

California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts California Museum Resource Center

California National Guard California Native American Heritage Commission

California Natural Community Conservation Planning Program

California New Motor Vehicle Board

California Nursing Home Administrator Program

California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board

California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board

California Ocean Resources Management Program

California Office of Administrative Hearings

California Office of Administrative Law

California Office of AIDS

California Office of Binational Border Health

California Office of Child Abuse Prevention

California Office of Deaf Access

California Office of Emergency Services (OES)

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

California Office of Fiscal Services

California Office of Fleet Administration

California Office of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Implementation (CalOHI)

California Office of Historic Preservation

California Office of Homeland Security

California Office of Human Resources

California Office of Legal Services

California Office of Legislation

California Office of Lieutenant Governor

California Office of Military and Aerospace Support

California Office of Mine Reclamation

California Office of Natural Resource Education

California Office of Privacy Protection

California Office of Public School Construction

California Office of Real Estate Appraisers

California Office of Risk and Insurance Management

California Office of Services to the Blind

California Office of Spill Prevention and Response

California Office of State Publishing (OSP)

California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

California Office of Systems Integration

California Office of the Inspector General

California Office of the Ombudsman

California Office of the Patient Advocate

California Office of the President

California Office of the Secretary for Education

California Office of the State Fire Marshal

California Office of the State Public Defender

California Office of Traffic Safety

California Office of Vital Records

California Online Directory

California Operations Control Office

California Opinion Unit

California Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN)

California Park and Recreation Commission

California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)

California Performance Review (CPR)

California Permit Information for Business (CalGOLD)

California Physical Therapy Board

California Physician Assistant Committee

California Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services

California Policy and Evaluation Division

California Political Reform Division

California Pollution Control Financing Authority

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

California Postsecondary Education Commission

California Prevention Services

California Primary Care and Family Health

California Prison Industry Authority

California Procurement Division

California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)

California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)

California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) California Real Estate Services Division

California Refugee Programs Branch

California Regional Water Quality Control Boards

California Registered Veterinary Technician Committee

California Registrar of Charitable Trusts

California Republican Caucus

California Research and Development Division

California Research Bureau

California Resources Agency

California Respiratory Care Board

California Rivers Assessment

California Rural Health Policy Council

California Safe Schools

California San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

California San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

California San Joaquin River Conservancy

California School to Career

California Science Center

California Scripps Institution of Oceanography

California Secretary of State Business Portal

California Secretary of State

California Seismic Safety Commission

California Self Insurance Plans (SIP)

California Senate Office of Research

California Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise

Certification Program California Small Business Development Center Program

California Smart Growth Caucus

California Smog Check Information Center

California Spatial Information Library

California Special Education Division

California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board

California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)

California Standards and Assessment Division

California State Administrative Manual (SAM)

California State Allocation Board

California State and Consumer Services Agency

California State Architect

California State Archives

California State Assembly

California State Association of Counties (CSAC)

California State Board of Education

California State Board of Food and Agriculture

California Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

California State Children's Trust Fund

California State Compensation Insurance Fund

California State Contracts Register Program

California State Contracts Register

California State Controller

California State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD)

California State Disability Insurance (SDI)

California State Fair (Cal Expo)

California State Jobs Employment Information

California State Lands Commission

California State Legislative Portal

California State Legislature California State Library Catalog


California State Library Services Bureau

California State Library

California State Lottery California State Mediation and Conciliation Service

California State Mining and Geology Board California State Park and Recreation Commission

California State Parks

California State Personnel Board

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State Railroad Museum

California State Science Fair

California State Senate California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)

California State Summer School for the Arts

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)

California State Treasurer

California State University Center for Distributed Learning

California State University, Bakersfield

California State University, Channel Islands

California State University, Chico

California State University, Dominguez Hills

California State University, East Bay

California State University, Fresno California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Monterey Bay California State University, Northridge

California State University, Sacramento

California State University, San Bernardino

California State University, San Marcos

California State University, Stanislaus

California State University (CSU)

California State Water Project Analysis Office

California State Water Project California State Water Resources Control Board

California Structural Pest Control Board California Student Aid Commission

California Superintendent of Public Instruction

California Superior Courts

California Tahoe Conservancy

California Task Force on Culturally and Linguistically Competent Physicians and Dentists

California Tax Information Center

California Technology and Administration Branch Finance

California Telecommunications Division

California Telephone Medical Advice Services (TMAS)

California Transportation Commission

California Travel and Transportation Agency

California Unclaimed Property Program

California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

California Unemployment Insurance Program

California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission

California Veterans Board California Veterans Memorial

California Veterinary Medical Board and Registered Veterinary Technician Examining Committee California Veterinary Medical Board

California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board California Volunteers

California Voter Registration

California Water Commission

California Water Environment Association (CWEA)

California Water Resources Control Board

California Welfare to Work Division California Wetlands Information System

California Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch California Wildlife Conservation Board

California Wildlife Programs Branch

California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)

California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

California Workforce and Labor Development Agency

California Workforce Investment Board

California Youth Authority (CYA) Central Valley Flood Protection Board

Center for California Studies Colorado River Board of California

Counting California Dental Board of California

Health Insurance Plan of California (PacAdvantage) Humboldt State University

Jobs with the State of California Judicial Council of California

Learn California Library of California

Lieutenant Governor's Commission for One California Little Hoover Commission (on California State Government Organization and Economy)

Medical Board of California

Medi-Cal Osteopathic Medical Board of California

Physical Therapy Board of California Regents of the University of California

San Diego State University San Francisco State University

San José State University Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

State Bar of California Supreme Court of California

Teach California University of California

University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis

University of California, Hastings College of the Law University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Merced

University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Francisco University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Cruz Veterans Home of California

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Comment by Donny Buckman on February 21, 2010 at 8:30pm
I thank you graciously. I shutter to think what it would cost this bloated behemoth to produce a well written document of law; best to stick with what we have and amend it.

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Comment by Gordon on February 21, 2010 at 7:41pm
Now how can I argue with anyone this eloquent, except on one point, one point isn’t bad.
You said “State constitutions should be re-written”………………My only point here is not rewritten, but rather introduce an amendment to be argued out on the floor with the end result added, as an amendment, to the Constitution.

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Comment by Donny Buckman on February 21, 2010 at 5:53pm
Okay, you've changed my mind about the stimulus. Some issues remain though, like investing in the security of this nation. I am of the opinion that insurgents have infiltrated the bureaucracies that run our country at practically every level. If we are going to skip beyond holding up the ship so that the frightened rats will eventually jump ship, and simply blow up the ship, then I think it would be a good idea to make sure that none of the facilities that our framers built are turned into communist edifices along the way. This is already happening to a certain degree in state and local government, as well as the education system in which I am most familiar. Do you want to know what I'm so afraid of? The reason I don't produce comments that are totally opposite what is being pushed in the legislatures? It's because I want to put a system in place that catches the rats, instead of cooking them alongside the good people who are doing their jobs of protecting and serving this country.

The economists use the word "unwind" when they talk about businesses which should be going into bankruptcy, but which are systemic risks and could cause economic catastrophe all by themselves. That's precisely what needs to be done to our government due to the global reach it is capable of. I'm not a globalist by any means, but many American companies have rights which need to be observed. Right now, the only rights the government is offering is to overtax them; thereby forcing them to outsource ever more of our jobs overseas. One of the things that need to be done is eradicate unions from any institution that is paid for with tax dollars. I could go into a lot of detail about what the true cost of unionism on government is, but I hope you'll trust that it is one of the most expensive experiments ever done by any government in the world. State constitutions should be re-written to include protections which are currently re-negotiated as union contracts every year at great expense to the tax payers once and for all. This will provide the framework necessary to retain some competitiveness between the public and private sectors for things such as my industry which is Information Technology. We already have effective anti-discrimination laws, which to a certain extent need to be scaled back and could be if the states created new constitutions.

Currently available departments like the bureau of labor statistics and the other employment based entities should be re-aligned to help guide old government workers into new private sector opportunities. Some of us are called to help with government affairs. I for one would like to continue using my education and skills to further educational technology. Since we are discussing cutting pay and eliminating stimulus, the end result for me would most certainly be the elimination of my position as the lack of resources throws my district into the dark ages. This could be offset if private institutions were allowed to flourish alongside of the government structures, until finally all of the skin sheds from the government serpent and every aspect which is not directly written into the constitution is resolved through capitalism.

We could go on through every public institution in the same manner of determining the source and flow of taxation through the system, but at the end of the day I think that our economy is so intertwined with government expenditures that without something to fall back on ending it would mean full blown revolution. Man, there I go. Every government bot and web crawler's going to be all over that last comment. I can't see any other way to get back to having a fair, practical, and direct democratic government without unwinding what our forefathers have built here and laying the true constitutional framework bare. In the end, that will need to be done in an equitable manner, and in such a way that the character and dignity of our nation must be held intact.

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Comment by Gordon on February 21, 2010 at 10:47am
Just to add a little more to this discussion about the stimulus, just one factor contributing to the incredible sucking sound of our economy as it spirals south threatening to completely devalue the dollar as the major economic exchange, let me add this. It has been shown that for every $10 dollars of taxpayer generated stimulus funds there is only a jolt to the economy of about $6, the ship is still sinking. The so-called stimulus money taken from the private wealth-producing, job-creating sector of the economy goes primarily to public sector jobs, this does little or nothing for the private sector. Just look at our unemployment, remember the lie, amongst many, told to us by the defrauder in chief, that it would be held at about 8% if passed, now it’s at about 9.7%, home value is way down and people are still walking away from their mortgages creating a further drain on the economy, local and state, a result of further government interference. Those in government are trying to be smart by half showing no moral responsibility. Remember the axiom generated by Karl Marx, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." Our deficit problem is caused by an out of control government spending to damn much money, spending without regard to what comes in or how it will be repaid, placing that responsibility on the backs of future generations.

As Ronald Reagan so aptly put it, "America was born in the midst of a great revolution sparked by oppressive taxation. There was something about the American character—open, hard-working, and honest—that rebelled at the very thought of taxes that were not only heavy but unfair. Today the proud American character remains unchanged. But slowly and subtly, surrendering first to this political pressure and then to that, our system of taxation has turned into something completely foreign to our nature—something complicated, unfair, and, in a fundamental sense, un-American. Well, my friends, the time has come for a second American revolution."

For government to help us it must work with us and not be a burden on our backs, proper government will help to provide opportunity and productivity, the government we have now is adverse to that and instead works to stifle any hope in the minds and hearts of the people for any sense of opportunity.

When the principles on which our government was founded begin to go into a state of decay the foundations will not long last. As Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. said
"Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man; it involves the necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded." To have a better tomorrow we must make right decisions today.

As the world has experienced all to often a good or eloquent speaker does little to impact our lives for good if their spirit is wrong. We must be ever watchful as those with wrongful intent will undermine, ensnare and enslave us and our posterity. In much of your text you bring God into it, I agree, but remember we are only as valuable to God as we are obedient to God. He is the Governor in all areas, what would His dictates be? If you surrender yourself totally He will direct your thoughts in all matters.

Let me say in closing Don, I am totally against all aspects of this so-called stimulus which, once enacted transferred unbelievable, never intended power to the federal government at the incredible expense of the governed. The ill affects of this stimulus can easily be seen through the arrogant encroachment of government into the private sector and the enormous debt this country is now in the red for. Generations yet unborn will face this immoral act. Foreign nations are easily able to economically hold us captive and/or control large areas of our country. This is something we should be proud of? This socialist act is another knife in the heart of our nation.

I know you have other issues but this damnable so-called stimulus has done nothing but exacerbate everything and look at what we, as a people, have lost as a result.

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Comment by Donny Buckman on February 20, 2010 at 7:43am

You are right, however ever economist I have ever heard has said that without stimulus we would be in a depression right now. I'm just trying to align it a little better the constitutional mandate of spending for defense and the greater good. When the government approves of corporations sending out credit card applications to peoples' dogs, yes I would say they are responsible for some individual lack of responsibility. Remember, this problem is caused in large part by my generation (Generation X) who have no respect for standards, ethics, morals, or anything else having to do with the foundation of our nation or its laws. The government workers who got caught up in it did because A: they were overpaid, and B: because congress turned their back on the credit bubble. Taxation is an entirely different subject. We're talking about pay cuts here, not revenues. This plan strictly works with American citizens who are working in the public sector. Plus, I have decided that the plan should have a 10 year drop off after which the stimulus ends and the jobs remain at the lower pay. So, every public employee who is on the high end of the pay scale will be looking for private sector work. This will cause a large increase in entrepreneurship as people scramble to replace their soon to be low paying government job with one that pays what they will need to live high on the hog again. Then, we will have bidding wars which will bring down the cost of goods and services for the public sector. This will stimulate the economy without losing money to foreign conglomerates and the very people who got us into this mess in the first place. As you know, we are in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. There's even a name for it, The Great Recession. To get out of it we need to make some rather startling choices, and make some plans that are not obvious; that's where "The Wall" fits. I'm writing my paper now, called "The Wall" because it addresses the wall of debt that is facing this country.
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Comment by Gordon on February 19, 2010 at 12:58pm
Here's how I would do it. I would cut every government job pay by at least 20%, and then use stimulus (here Don you are suggesting taking tax money from all the people to benefit a certain segment of the people, this is unconstitutional, for instance, welfare, this is an unconstitutional use of taxpayer funds.) funds to strategically relieve the fallout from it. The government, through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Sally Mae, GMAC, BofA, JP Morgan Chase, and every other American financial institution, should extend 20% or more of all payments owed by the workers who get caught in this draw down to make ends meet. This may sound like a strange solution, but the fact is that the government is what caused many of us to purchase things that are roughly 20% more than we can afford, or more in the first place. (Don is the government, through their irresponsible policies, responsible for our own individual lack of responsibility?) This thing should scale all the way to the poor widow who was left with a home mortgage that costs 300% of her income. As long as she is doing a job that is benefiting society,
(This is a relative concept, who is to say, she could just be a stay at home mom.) which is what I would like to believe the government is here for, she should be stimulated.
(Again, it is unconstitutional for her to be thusly stimulated)

This will resolve a couple of issues off the bat. It would prevent deflation as the price of everything would go down due to the 200,000 Californians who are forced to take radical pay cuts by effectively subsidizing them. (Rather then pay cuts, for salaries which granted are obviously high compared to that of many of those paying the taxes, the current practice of one day furloughs and Y -Rating all civil servant employees making over a certain amount, plus a cost of living freeze for the next three years in the city, county and state governments would provide the desired affect, in this particular area and there would be no question of any part of it being unconstitutional). Another reasonable solution to affect all, state and federal, private and corporate, is a straight 11.5 % Flat tax. This would eliminate the payroll tax, the social security tax, the tax for Medicare and Medicaid. Naturally spending would have to be cut to coincide with that which is brought in, this equals a balanced budget.. The flat tax would be more then sufficient. We have all been lied to. I work for the school system, and I can't handle a pay cut. My student loans and rent payment alone would eat me alive if that happened. But, if the government covered what I can't then I could stay above water. The bottom line is that American workers deserve an economic stimulus, and the financial institutions only deserve to get good paying customers. They should never have money handed to them by our government, that is a travesty. I have much more to say about this, with a great amount of detail. I'll start outlining it for a full blog post in a little while.
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When Congress once begins to stretch its power beyond the limits of the Constitution, there is no limit to it, and no security for the people.

Today business’s can’t create jobs because of all the regulations, taxes and uncertainty of what will befall them the next time some pinhead in government gets another regulation passed.

Then there is the “Cap & Trade” problem which can be done away with.

Bottom line let people keep more of their earnings, it’s theirs, they worked for it.

Taxes in this country, if cut by at least a quarter across the board, with a binding spending cut to curtail spending more then what comes in to the coffers would be another solution. Unconstitutional, socialistic programs should be done away with, they have no place in a Republican, Representative form of government.

Every bill should be weighed against the Constitution and if it doesn’t comply it should be scrapped.

All ambiguity in bills presented should be removed, every American, U. S. citizen, of a reasonable intelligence, should be able to read and understand what they are reading and its intent.

Entrepreneurship must be encouraged.

Looking to government for answers always leads you in the wrong direction, it is never the solution, but rather creates the problems that work against us and take our rights away. The original intent was for a smaller federal government with certain duties and the states preserving their own rights. Today our government looks upon the people as servants to plunder, they forget the words “We The People.” The people have a government to serve at the peoples pleasure, not the other way around. Our government today has overgrown the consent of the governed. People forget that the federal government did not create the states, the states created the federal government. The problems facing the people today, state and federal are a result of out of control government that must be reigned back in.

Well Don I have laid out possibilities that are tried and proven, they work every time implemented. I agree with you on many things, but just as the signers of the Declaration of Independence were like minded they had their individual ideas which were eventually pounded out to make one of our most important documents.

As always I look forward to your future comments…Gordon

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Comment by Donny Buckman on February 18, 2010 at 11:08am
Here's how I would do it. I would cut every government job pay by at least 20%, and then use stimulus funds to strategically relieve the fallout from it. The government, through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Sally Mae, GMAC, BofA, JP Morgan Chase, and every other American financial institution, should extend 20% or more of all payments owed by the workers who get caught in this draw down to make ends meet. This may sound like a strange solution, but the fact is that the government is what caused many of us to purchase things that are roughly 20% more than we can afford, or more in the first place. This thing should scale all the way to the poor widow who was left with a home mortgage that costs 300% of her income. As long as she is doing a job that is benefiting society, which is what I would like to believe the government is here for, she should be stimulated. : )

This will resolve a couple of issues off the bat. It would prevent deflation as the price of everything would go down due to the 200,000 Californians who are forced to take radical pay cuts by effectively subsidizing them. We have all been lied to. I work for the school system, and I can't handle a pay cut. My student loans and rent payment alone would eat me alive if that happened. But, if the government covered what I can't then I could stay above water. The bottom line is that American workers deserve an economic stimulus, and the financial institutions only deserve to get good paying customers. They should never have money handed to them by our government, that is a travesty. I have much more to say about this, with a great amount of detail. I'll start outlining it for a full blog post in a little while.