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“Lawmakers are considering new proposals from Gov. Schwarzeneggar to allow community college districts flexibility to use more part-time instructors as part of the state’s massive budget cutting efforts.”

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Sounds good but class sections taught by part-timers will be those first cut by districts because part-time instructors are non-contractual.  These sections are the most efficient and least costly to the institution, but can be cut at any time and they will go before any other sections.  Jack Scott should tell Arnold how it works!

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“Schwarzenegger has proposed slashing funding for community college PE courses by $120 million, or about 40%.  Because many community college PE instructors double as coaches, the funding cuts and any subsequent layoffs could kill many sports programs.”

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A perfect example of poor fiscal assessment by government.  PE courses and sports programs are some of the least costly.  Most teams pay for their own uniforms, equipment, etc., with fundraisers!  Coaches receive low level stipends.

The LARGESS expense to the state are the Administrative/Union contracts.  Cutting these in salary/benefits is in the best interest of the taxpayer for future sustainability.  Reality is that Administrators write their own contracts and leapfrog off each other for increases.  Boards reward friends/associates with bonuses from the taxpayer purse.

A state bankruptcy, would cancel such contractual expense allowing for renegotiation at lower cost/benefit.  Just like GM, the Unions + high executive pay killed the company. Those same factors are killing the state of California.  Wake up Arnold!

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http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_E_msjcgrad06.4cbf49c.html#

CONGRATULATIONS!

Best wishes to all  1,117 MSJC graduates who earned degrees and certificates!

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“Green schools have cost more than projected.”

Conclusion:  “Washington’s experience with green building standards demonstrates that these buildings have higher than expected costs, and the energy savings and other projected benefits are either small or nonexistent.”

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The federal government’s mandate to spend an additonal $20 Billion from Washington for this purpose is amiss.  The expense will NOT impact student performance levels, NOT reduce school operating costs and NOT reduce emissions.  So why spend $20 Billion for this purpose?

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“Government Spending Always Competes with Private Spending”

“The real costs of government spending, no matter how it is financed, are experienced here and now.  Regardless of where the money comes form - taxation, borrowing, or printing press - government spending always preempts other spending in the economy.”

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This is exactly why tax cuts are necessary for businesses in order to allow private enterprise more dollars to spend/expand for the purposes of job growth within the state.  Sacramento has prevented the expansion of business within California by over regulation and excessive taxes which ultimately cripples the tax base necessary for government services.

Our legislators are not fiscal managers. They are spoiled children crying for more candy and more allowance.  Make the cuts.  It’s in the best interest of every taxpayer in the state.

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Yikes!  This is very unsettling.

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“America will not remain a wealthy nation for long if we lose our free enterprise system, and we will not keep our free enterprise system for long if neither the people nor their elected officials know what it is.”

Quotes of interest:

“If you think Healthcare is expensive now?  Just wait until it’s free.”  Unknown

“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”  Margaret  Thatcher

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Massive cuts in all governmental agencies and tax cuts for businesses will solve this problem.  The state cannot “spend and borrow through” the problem any longer.  Over regulation has killed private business as California becomes more and more a welfare state.

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“Our wallet is empty.  Our bank is closed.  Our credit is dried up.”  Arnold Schwarzenegger

FYI http://www.sco.ca.gov/ppsd_empinfo_demo.html

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“Days after Sheriff Stanley Sniff told Riverside County supervisors he could not afford any cuts to his department without taking deputies from street and jails, he raised the six-figure salary of one chief deputy by 19 percent, another by 11 percent and a third by almost 6 percent.”

“The raises followed on the heels of a county resolution to cut benefits to managers, including chief deputies, and potentially cut compensation by 10 percent as a show of faith to get unions to agree to similar cuts.”

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The Sheriff ignored the county resolution.  Isn’t that insubordination?  Another example of arrogant abuse by administrators using administrative authority counter to interests of the taxpayer and oversight authority…the supervisors.  Amazing.

This is one of the reasons the state has the fiscal problems it has.

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