Justin Slater
Thesis statement: The California state budget is an inevitable incident that was bound to create problems throughout the state of California, but many more Unions excluding the state government will face job/faculty losses because of the ineffiecency of the state legislature and officials.
I. Many point fingers at Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for the blame of the State budget crisis but many lower members in the state legislative is adding more the problem then Mr. Schwarzenegger is.
a. With many members of the state legislative unwilling or unable to upheld a meeting to resolve/reach a deal that would lay out the ground work to recover from the 42 billion dollar deficit.
i. Three months past the original due date to come up with a solution
ii. The governor had to threaten to shut down dozens of construction projects inorder for the State legislative to have a full attentence to resolve the issue . (The Sacromento Bee)
II. The State legislature isn’t doing it share to help California recover from this huge deficit
i. Over 200 state legislative jobs including assembly members and senate aids have received pay increase while the state faces a huge deficit
ii. 105 legislative staffers in early December of last year have received promotions (job title change with a quiet pay increase)
III. The State lawmakers aren’t working together to share the state’s finical
plan not fight each other to increase their own salaries and their assistance
i. When people come together they are bound to disagree with basic ideas including how to share reasources. (MM pg 541)
j. Shows that the state government doesn’t have our best interest at heart or altest the majority of the members. (interview)
