While it's commendable that you want to conduct a comprehensive audit of the state's expenditures to identify areas for efficiency savings, it's important to note that the process of auditing every single penny spent by the state government over the last 5-10 years would be a massive, time-consuming task that would require considerable resources. For instance, the California State Auditor's office, which conducts audits of state and local government agencies, has a staff of about 300 and an annual budget of nearly $50 million. Given this, one might argue that the resources required for such an extensive audit could be better used elsewhere.
Furthermore, your idea to end all subsidies for other states might be met with resistance, not just from the states that benefit from these subsidies but also from Californians who believe in the importance of interstate cooperation and support.
Lastly, while it's clear that you have given thought to how to ensure UBI recipients are truly in need, the requirement of being employed for at least 3 months could still exclude some of the most vulnerable individuals. For instance, what about those who are unable to secure employment due to systemic barriers rather than a lack of effort?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on these matters. How would you address the potential resource drain of the proposed audit and the resistance to ending state subsidies? Also, how would you ensure that those who are truly in need but unable to secure employment due to systemic barriers are not excluded from the UBI program?
@TonyForCA 9mos9MO
Auditing the state budget will likely be the last 5 years before I would take office in January 2027, so we would most likely use the previously publicized state budgets as guidelines to go off of while the audit is conducted to ensure that the numbers produced make sense. We would be using a lot of statistics previously collected in terms of taxation and previous state budgets, but we would be conducting the audit to ensure that these numbers are accurate. To ensure that the audit doesn't break the bank, we will most likely not increase funding, and if funding is increased the increase… Read more
@CampaignDonLibertarian9mos9MO
Totally agree, why do a majority of our income taxes go to the federal government and not the state or local governments? This has to change,
@TonyForCA 9mos9MO
I will put an end to subsidization for all income taxes in California. It's time that we start to take care of ourselves and the extremely massive and severe crises that have hit our state.
@FoxJay9mos9MO
What’s your opinion on SALT?
@TonyForCA 9mos9MO
I'm not too big on the topic of SALT, but from what I have read, I think we can do much better than this.
We should raise taxes for corporations and their partnerships based on the scale of operations and revenue. Let's tax companies like people.
The smaller the company, the lesser the tax. The larger the company, the higher the tax.
I have previously supported raising taxes on the top 1% and large corporations and giving the working class and small businesses relief from the exorbitant tax rates they are forced to pay. I find SALT overly complicated with insufficient positive results… Read more
