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California, the eighth largest economy in the world, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Last week, the credit rating agency, Standard & Poor, warned that the California budget, if not completed on time, will result in the state\u2019s credit rating, already the lowest in the country, taking another plunge downward. This is due to, according to Governor Schwarzenegger, \u201cinaction and because of always kicking that can down the alley.\u201d According to the governor, the decline in California revenues is not entirely due to the economy; it is because the state has an outdated and extremely volatile tax system. In fact, California\u2019s economy last year did not decline \u2013 it went up by .4 percent while, at the same time, the revenues plummeted by more than 20%. In the wake of a resounding loss for the governor’s budget initiatives on the May ballot, Schwarzenegger now proposes to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozen state departments, boards and commissions, particularly those considered to be redundant. The budget proposal also involves cutting 10 percent from every state agency and nearly 10 percent of the funding for education. Since public education comprises about 50% of the state budget, it is taking the biggest hit. Locally the proposed cuts sparked a 24 day hunger strike by Los Angeles teachers who accuse the school board of hoarding federal stimulus money into a savings account while making cuts. The cuts may have had an effect, with LAUSD Superintendent Ray Cortines announcing on Friday that 505 layoff notices for teachers and counselors were being rescinded. <\/p>\n
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