Death of the Dream

I think that it is unlikely for California to make a quick comeback for a couple reasons. It seems like we are in a depression right now, prices keep skyrocketing, gas is going up like crazy, and we are in alot of debt that we are not sure if we are even going to be able to pay back, yet alone think about the future. Things are only going to get worse as the years progress because babies are brought into this world every couple of minutes. Eventually, the world will be to small for everyone to live here, supplies will start to run low, people will start to die off, basically the only way you will be able to survive is if you are wealthy or you have good connections. That's just what I think.
I think that the writer wants there to be more jobs in the world so all the people without jobs can get out and make something out of their lives. Right now alot of people are getting laid off at work, people are getting fired, its hard to find a job these days. He wants to make jobs available for the people who actually went through school and got that little piece of paper certifying them for what they do best. Those are the kind of people we want, not the slackers just trying to pick up any job to put a little extra cash in their pocket while working at McDonald's.
I agree with him fully because we need as many smart people doing our work as we can because they are smart for a reason and they usually don't make mistakes, and if they do they are so minimal that they cant even be examined, but if they are, then they're fired or given another chance depending on who and where they work for.

budget clears legislature/ compromises

One of the biggest things that the senators agreed on is a budget that raises taxes, borrows from the future, and basically leaving everyone in the state a little less poorer in some way. Schwarzenegger tried to state the issues that we are having in our state, but he didnt get majority vote for it to be able to be passed onto Legislature. The budget bill contains 15 billion in spending cuts, 12.8 billion in temporary tax increases, 11.4 billion in the future, and the making of a 1 billion reserve fund. The budget bills feature billions of dollars in spending cuts for schools, healthcare will be dropped, and they greatly reduce the dependent credit that Californians may claim on their income taxes. In addition to this, they also added an increase of the state sales tax by 1%, and they also doubled the vehicle license fee to 1.5%. The budget is relying also on the federal stimulus dollars to get through the year. This new set of taxes is supposed to last for the next two years, but, if needed it could be extended for another 2 years.