From Sac Bee:
California has become such a basket case that serious reform proposals should be given consideration. Lately, there seems to have been a rash of them, including “A Blueprint to Renew California” from the Think Long Committee for California.
Think Long was created by Paris-born billionaire investor Nicolas Berggruen, who funded it with $20 million and recruited a board of other rich people, academics and faded politicos like former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, former Gov. Gray Davis and financier and former Bush adviser Gerry Parsky.
Charging ex-politicians who played a large role in creating our present crisis with crafting a solution is a curious approach, and Think Long’s “Blueprint” puts forth reform proposals that cover a range of issues such as education, regulation, taxation and the budget. Some make a good deal of sense, while others reflect a contradiction between citizen and government – especially when it comes to taxes.
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