Detail Kabuki Without End; California's Budget Crisis   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 399 no. 8739 (Jun. 2011), page 38-39. Topik: State of California; Budget Crisis; Economy; Legislator Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.66 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel What a lot of history California has been making this month. For the first time since 1933, the (Democrat-controlled) state legislature has the power to enact a budget with a simple majority, thanks to a ballot measure voters approved last year. So it passed a budget on June 15th, meeting the constitutional deadline--also for the first time in years. But the next day Governor Jerry Brown, himself a Democrat, vetoed that budget--apparently the first such veto in California's history. The budget was not balanced, he said, and contained "legally questionable manoeuvres". His fellow Democrats scolded him. Mr Brown scolded them back, and the Republicans to boot. The Republicans were already scolding everybody, and saw no need to stop. Joining this free for all, the state's independently elected state controller, John Chiang, decided to stop paying legislators. The new budget rules require withholding salaries from legislators for every day that a budget is late, he said. But our budget was not late, the legislators objected. Your budget had gimmicks and was not even balanced, Mr Chiang told them. He will get sued for his pains, it goes without saying. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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