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LWV League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
San Diego County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
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Robert E. Williams
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 78

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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. How will you prioritize the budget choices the Legislature must make to align the state’s income and spending?

-Reduce taxes and regulation and repeal restrictions on energy production to promote economic growth and increase tax base.
-Reform collective bargaining and pensions.
-Decentralize education spending.
-Welfare reform.

2. What types of changes or reforms, if any, do you think are important to make our state government function more effectively?

-Reduce taxes and regulation.
-Reform collective bargaining and pensions.
-Decentralize welfare and education spending.
-Work to eliminate federal education mandates.

3. Fees for public higher education have gone up dramatically and funding has been cut. Is this a priority concern, and if so, what measures would you propose to address it?

Tuition costs can be controlled by reducing the size and cost of administrative staff, by directing spending to core classroom activities and by greater reliance on endowment income.

Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. References to opponents are not permitted.

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