Arambula on budget gap
question:
California faces an $8 billion budget shortfall for 2008-09. Democrats are calling for new taxes. Republicans want spending cuts. How would you close the gap?answer:
I believe we need a comprehensive and balanced approach in dealing with the state budget. It should be a combination of reductions in expenditures and increase of some revenues. I also believe that everyone from both sides of the aisle must be willing to compromise to get out of this fiscal emergency.
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