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California: State in Crisis
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California State Ranking
on Per Pupil Spending California’s education
1 5
ranking dropped
from 5th to 43rd in
10 the last 40 years.
14
20
22
National Average
30
40
50 43
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
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$10,056
UC and CSU tuition
and fees have
more than tripled
in the last 20 years.
$2,670
1991-2 2009-10
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California Projected
Deficit for 2010 to 2015
$0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
-$5,000,000,000
-$10,000,000,000
-$15,000,000,000
-$20,000,000,000
-$25,000,000,000
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Why is this happening?
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Fluctuation in state tax revenue has made
budget consistency nearly impossible.
$120,000,000,000
2010
$100,000,000,000
2000
$80,000,000,000
$60,000,000,000
State tax collections since 2000
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+35.7%
Prisons
State spending on prisons
continues to rise while educational
and essential services are cut.
Medi-Cal Student Aid UC CSU K-14
Benefits Education
-7.2%
- 17.9%
-19%
-21.9% -20.8%
2009-10 General Fund Expenditures as Projected in November 2004 Compared to 2009-10 Expenditures as Estimated in November 2009
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+1221.3%
Prison spending has
grown 4x faster than
the growth of Prisons
the total of all state
expenditures.
+298.5%
All other state
expenditures
1980-81 to 2010-11
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Since the passage of Prop 13, the property
tax burden has shifted to residential.
Residential Property Tax
Commercial Property Tax
1977 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003
Historical Trend in Property Tax Burden for Santa Clara County
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The Legacy of Prop 13: Draeger’s Market
A Local Example
$66,585
Trader Joe’s
$7,471
Annual Property Tax
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California is one
of three states
to require a super
majority vote
to pass both a
budget and state
tax increase.
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Josh is working on innovative ideas
Create Fix Reform
Jobs Education Sacramento
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Every 100,000 jobs = $2.2 billion net
positive impact for our budget
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10,209
Green Businesses
California Leads
the New Green 125,390
Economy with: Green Jobs
$6,580,427,000
in Venture Capital
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Fix
Education
Increase funding
Lower Parcel Tax Threshold to 55%
Prepare our kids for jobs of the future
Like www.NationalLabDay.org which Josh co-founded
Universal pre-school
Protect higher education funding
Josh chairs the board of trustees for the UC Merced Foundation
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Reform
Sacramento
Fix budgeting process
Rainy day fund, multi-year budgeting
Clean Money Campaigns
Pass and Expand Clean Money campaign
Open Primary
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What You
Can Do
Vote
Support Prop 15
Get us Your Facts, Slides, and Solutions
$500 prize if we use your slide
Email submissions to volunteer@joshbecker2010.org
Donate to Josh’s Campaign
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Josh is Promoting Innovation
Running for State Assembly - District 21
Developing New Ideas
Working to Change the Culture of Politics
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