Comments on: California Propositions Will Make The Budget Situation Worse http://www.policyreport.net/2008/10/california-propositions-will-make-the-budget-situation-worse/ California Public Policy Debate and Analysis Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:42:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Oleg http://www.policyreport.net/2008/10/california-propositions-will-make-the-budget-situation-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Oleg Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:12:39 +0000 http://thepolicyreport.wordpress.com/?p=424#comment-51 "The fiscal effects of passing voter initiatives with mandated spending is removing their ability to make decisions regarding the California budget. The more decisions that we mandate by law, the less flexibility and discretion is given to our elected officials. It doesn’t matter who you elect into office if the voters have made all of the decisions for them. " Exactly! Why more people don't realize this is beyond me. “The fiscal effects of passing voter initiatives with mandated spending is removing their ability to make decisions regarding the California budget. The more decisions that we mandate by law, the less flexibility and discretion is given to our elected officials. It doesn’t matter who you elect into office if the voters have made all of the decisions for them. ”

Exactly! Why more people don’t realize this is beyond me.

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