Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Here's just partial list of the functions of the California DMV. The assumption that a state resident would only need to avail themselves of te DMV once every 5-10 years, when held up against this list, is ludicrous. <a href="http://www.dmv.ca.gov/faq/faq.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dmv.ca.gov/faq/faq.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Many folks get to renew their licenses online or by the mail. Almost everyone can renew their vehicle registration by mail/online. Most Vehicle Registration are handled by the seller, if they are a Car Dealer. Only private transactions need to be process by the DMV in office, and there should be a way to do it online in many occasions. Insurance Proof can be handled between the Insurance Company and the DMV via computer, and most of it is currently handled that way. I haven't been to the DMV in almost 10 years. My license expires next year, not sure If I have to go get a new photo or if they will allow me one more renewal by mail. So kids need to go take both a written and a driving test, as do some "new drivers". Photos need to be updated. Some folks will need to take a written test every few years, based on their driving record. But I don't see the average person going to the DMV more than once every few years.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer As for stricker verification of folsk claiming benefits, it might not be a cut, but it should result in less benefits being claimed, so revenue-neutral and possible a savings. (aka cut in budget). One more thing, totally eliminate automatic increases/approvals in the budget, and require every department to justify the amount they need every year.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney So if there are all of these great places to make cuts, and to which cuts are being made, then why are there so many cuts being made her in our schools? They are cutting band, school nurses, school librarians, our vice principal, who does the discipline at our school of almost 1000 kids, will only work 2 days a week. They are cutting our GATE program, several custodians district wide, the intervention program district wide which works with children who are behind in either math or reading and can't pass their benchmarks, but are not far enough behind to warrant resource, among other things. Worse of all, they are laying off probably 64 teachers district wide. These are the young teachers who still like their jobs, have a passion for teaching and bring new, wonderful ideas which inspire learning.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I think SPP is saying the DMV does much more than just renew licenses and registration.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Yes, I am, but then again, so does he. He just chooses to ignore it.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney The other problems with these props not passing is the cuts in fire, police and paramedic services. They are going to furlough some police in my city, and our neighboring city of over 100,000 has only 15 firefighters, including 5 paramedics, on duty at a time. That's now, who knows after the cuts....
Originally Posted By DyGDisney There are places to make cuts, so why aren't they being made? I mean, a mom I was talking with this morning, who voted yes on the props, was asking why we need to have a huge, green, freshly mowed lawn around our school. Why NOT stop watering the grass, thus deleting the need to cut it. That would save some money. If all of the schools in CA focused more on the kids' schooling and less on appearance, we could put the money we have toward the more important things.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html" target="_blank">http://quickfacts.census.gov/q...000.html</a> The above link is the latest U.S. Cenus figures for California. There are roughly 27,000,000 people over the age of 18 in the state. The chart doesn't include information for those between 16-18, so add some more to the total of 27 mil. Let's say 30 million. 30 million people in the state of California really only need to go to the DMV once every 5-10 years? A population as diverse as California's with 30 million people doesn't much need the DMV except for once every 5-10 years? Yeah, suuurrrrrrreee......
Originally Posted By dlkozy For that matter, when was the last time anyone saw brown grass at any government bldg?
Originally Posted By DyGDisney That's it! We need to see more brown grass. Green grass costs greens!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>why we need to have a huge, green, freshly mowed lawn around our school<< Because it would be a neighborhood blight to have a giant dead lawn, which would affect property values in the neighborhood. But those are the sorts of things that will probably happen. In a perverse way, it will be interesting to see what happens. Will the private sector charge in and innovate solutions? Is there some untapped market potential for people unable to afford health care? Will the roads be safer with smaller government? Will crime go up or down? What tradeoffs will we have to make if new taxes are simply off the table? Will the state be more attractive or less attractive as services get slashed? Will businesses be more likely or less likely to set up shop here? Stay tuned. Some have been wanting this for a very long time, and we're about to get it, ready or not.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Our property values are allready in the toilet because of all the foreclosures. Our home was comped $20,000 less than zillow.com, a popular site with home values, said it was worth because the comps were foreclosures (which were in much worse shape than ours). If it's a trade-off, I'd rather see dead grass then the loss of great teachers.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder No, the no new tax people are givers. You'll get both. Dead grass and unemployed teachers.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder It's good to see there's a groundswell forming to reform Prop 13, eliminate the 2/3's majority requirement, as well as term limits. Every analysis I've seen today, as I said before, has these central themes. <a href="http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2009/05/arnold_blew_it.php" target="_blank">http://www.laobserved.com/biz/...w_it.php</a>
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones If you're upper class, you'll probably stay where you are. If you are middle-class, you'll probably get bumped down to lower-middle class. If you're lower class, let me introduce you to the poverty line. If you're at or below the poverty line, welcome to hell!
