Comments on: LAUSD budget cuts leave us NO choice http://blogging.la/2009/04/03/lausd-budget-cuts-leave-us-no-choice/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mack Reed http://blogging.la/2009/04/03/lausd-budget-cuts-leave-us-no-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-21641 Mack Reed Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:33:36 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=24450#comment-21641 Yeah, I've ranted long and loud in the past about Prop.13 being the culprit. /The problem is you can't get voters to understand the connection between dwindling vital public services and their unwillingness to pay for them. Ever. It's easier to blame bloat and mismanagement - while those are clear culprits for part of the shortfall, it still comes down to California having hamstrung its ability to keep up with inflation. Period. Though I'm sure some will disagree with me on this count - as they have in the past. Yeah, I’ve ranted long and loud in the past about Prop.13 being the culprit. /The problem is you can’t get voters to understand the connection between dwindling vital public services and their unwillingness to pay for them. Ever.

It’s easier to blame bloat and mismanagement – while those are clear culprits for part of the shortfall, it still comes down to California having hamstrung its ability to keep up with inflation. Period. Though I’m sure some will disagree with me on this count – as they have in the past.

]]> By: Matt Mason http://blogging.la/2009/04/03/lausd-budget-cuts-leave-us-no-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-21640 Matt Mason Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:43:46 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=24450#comment-21640 It's a complicated issue, but isn't Prop. 13 at least partly to blame? Is this in part a case of people wanting to have it both ways -- cut our property taxes but give us the same amount of school spending and services? It’s a complicated issue, but isn’t Prop. 13 at least partly to blame? Is this in part a case of people wanting to have it both ways — cut our property taxes but give us the same amount of school spending and services?

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/04/03/lausd-budget-cuts-leave-us-no-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-21639 frazgo Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:23:30 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=24450#comment-21639 I pissed too, we are losing a school and 35-40 teachers. WE are a town of less than 40K so our budget was tight to start with and the millions lost we can't recoup or hope to recoup. The money isn't there we are told, but I'm sure we could find it if we just started weeding out the pork and special interest projects. Maybe make it illegal for communities to form pacs using public money would be a good start (Gold Line Extension Authority) is the perfect example of perfectly good public money going to feed developers interests. RANT. I pissed too, we are losing a school and 35-40 teachers. WE are a town of less than 40K so our budget was tight to start with and the millions lost we can’t recoup or hope to recoup.

The money isn’t there we are told, but I’m sure we could find it if we just started weeding out the pork and special interest projects. Maybe make it illegal for communities to form pacs using public money would be a good start (Gold Line Extension Authority) is the perfect example of perfectly good public money going to feed developers interests. RANT.

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