Gilmore 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:
Californians are the 4th highest taxed citizens in the United States and we send a higher percentage of our income to Sacramento every year. In this time of fiscal uncertainty the taxpayers of California cannot afford any more financial burdens than they are already facing. The State needs to live within its means by cutting fat, reducing wasteful spending and making sound budget decisions. Additionally, we can start preparing for future problems by saving funds when we have a surplus, instead of spending on pork-barrel projects. Sacramento doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. A sound, conservative fiscal policy should be a top priority for the state legislature.
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