Smith on budget gap
question:
1. 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:
• The liberals who run the legislature need to learn that hard-working Californians don’t want a bigger and more expensive government. Conservatives need to stand tall against run away spending and force state government to live within its means. You can not spend beyond your budget and the state should not be able to do it either.
The legislature needs to stop using accounting tricks and spending money the state doesn’t have. The legislature needs to create a rainy day fund so that we have a healthy surplus headed into the times when tax revenues fall short.
Finally, we need to take steps to secure the border and stop illegal immigration and it costs California $10 billion a year.
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