American Patrol Report -- May 16
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| Sacramento Bee -- March 26, 2008 -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said it would be a "big mistake" to blame illegal immigrants for the state's looming $8 billion [now $17 billion] budget problem. |
California to Cut “Immigrant” Support -- No More Free Money
Facing a budget deficit that is at least $17 billion and growing, California Governor Schwarzenegger has taken the drastic step of proposing to cut more than 36,000 families headed by illegal aliens or drug felons off the CalWORKS welfare program. Under CalWORKS, a single parent family receives about $525 in cash per month. This is in addition to other programs such as food stamps, Medi-Cal, welfare to work, child care and public housing. Some critics call the grants “walking around money.”
The free fall of the budget mirrors the decline in California home prices that saw a whopping 26% decline in February, or a rate of $2,788 per week. Home prices in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana fell more than 20% in the first quarter.
Schwarzenegger is proposing to borrow another $15 billion by using state lottery money as a source of repayment, a clear violation of the law that created the lottery.
If voters reject his idea, which is likely, the governor says sales taxes might have to be raised by an added 1% to total 8.25%, and in some cases as high as 9.75%. California already has the highest sales tax rate in the nation.
“This meltdown of California is so severe the liberal media don’t even want to talk about it because they are afraid of the questions it raises.” said Glenn Spencer of AmericanPatrol.com. |
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