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In response to California’s budget crisis, legislators and the governor have passed a budget fix that takes needed funds from our local governments. This isn’t new. When politicians are forced to cut, they seldom cut bureaucracies; they cut local services.
Ventura’s Deputy Mayor Bill Fulton observed: “The state budget deal has proved once again that we…just can’t count on the state. If we are going to maintain the quality of life in our communities, it’s time to take control of our own destiny.“
In ages past, Americans were...
America Is about Communities not Governments!
In Conservative Commmunites they will hold a pancake breakfast, spaghetti dinner or bake sale to support social programs. This results in a sense of community. That "we take care of our own" mentality.
In Liberal Communites they turn to government.
This has resulted in a, "I pay taxes, now gimmie gimmie gimmie."