Assignment task:
In reference to the video "California Gov. Jerry Brown Makes Tough Choices to Balance State Budget" and Chapter 7 and 8 of "Lee, R. D., Johnson, R. W., & Joyce, P. G. (2021). Public Budgeting Systems (10th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning" respond to the following questions:
1. What decisions did California Gov. Jerry Brown have to make to balance the California State Budget? What specific steps did he need to take to do this?
2. How did Gov. Brown respond to the criticism that he was harming the less fortunate by undertaking some of these measures? What other criticisms have been lodged by detractors?
3. What have been the results of these decisions in terms of California's State Budget and on taxes on/services to different groups?
References:
PBS News, (2013, January 15). California Gov. Jerry Brown on Balancing the State Budget. [Video].