Spending in Sacramento is not just out of control, it's not even understood. Every California family has to live within its means...IT HAS TO. Our leaders in Sacramento do not know how to control spending nor do they even have the desire to try. In July during the middle of the worst budget imbalance in the history of the State, the legislature passed dozens of new bills that either increased spending in current programs or created new programs all together. That's like you or I going out to buy a new car when we can't afford the 17 we already have. I have gone through the process of cutting spending. My colleagues and I on the Santee City Council went through our budget literally line by line over the course of several public hearings to cut every dollar from an already lean budget. Through that process we were able to cut over 6% of our spending permanently. Santee is the only East County City not to raise sales tax ever. We cut spending and balanced our budget. It can be done!
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