California governor demands massive new cuts in response to budget revision

wsws.org Wednesday 16th May, 2012

On Monday, California's Democratic Party Governor Jerry Brown called for drastic cuts in health care and government worker pay, two days after the state announced a projected deficit increase of nearly $7 billion--from $9.2 to $16 billion--for next year. Brown's proposals are part of devastating cuts that have been implemented in California and states throughout the country for several years. As a result, basic services have been decimated, while...

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