The Senator Reports

May 22nd, 2008

The Budget Process - May Revise (Part 2 of 2)
By Senator Mark Wyland (R-Carlsbad)

Last week the Governor released his May Revision of the budget. As with most things in politics, there were parts to love, parts to hate and legislators left disagreeing about what's best for California.

The good news: the Governor's proposal includes a plan to fully fund education and implements the use of a "rainy day" fund. The bad news: pending final voter approval, Governor Schwarzenegger also proposes borrowing against future revenues from the Lottery. If the initiative fails, an automatic 1% sales tax will be imposed.

I do not support tax increases when lawmakers have failed to reduce wasteful overspending. It's unacceptable to tax Californians because Democrats refuse to control their spending addiction. I hope the majority party realizes soon enough that the first step toward controlling addiction is admitting that you have a problem. Doing so would be the route that puts California back on a fiscally healthy path.

Senator Mark Wyland represents the people of the 38th Senate District, which includes cities in north San Diego County and the south Orange County cities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

If you would like to get a message to Senator Mark Wyland, contact his San Diego County District office at:

Senator Mark Wyland
1910 Palomar Point Way, Suite 105
Carlsbad, California 92008
760.931.2455 Office
email:
senator.wyland@sen.ca.gov