Where To Make Cuts In The State Budget

[Oldmill]

Yea Bobcat , first cut all penalties for marijuana, release all the political "marijuana only" offenders. Yes, cut back on and amend the welfare system, drug test ALL welfare recipients. Those folks have no business doing any kind of drugs including weed, cut back on all non essential products and services, in all aspects of government being state control or local . But you as well as I know that's only a pipe dream. Lastly --- Legalize marijuana --- The tax benefits would be tremendous and that alone would cut back on the prison system , take a huge load off our police forces. Oh and I haven't smoked the weed for about 20 years so its not a personal thing for me.

[irishbobcat]

Where To Make Cuts In The State Budget

The first place I would look to make cuts is in the area of Adult Corrections. Spending on state prisons has been among the fastest growing expenditure in state budgets. The need for around-the-clock supervision increases operating costs in institutional agencies compared with other state agencies. The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has the largest staff of any state agency.

The last place I would look to make cuts is to K-12 public education and health and human services.  These sectors have already been sliced to pieces.

In looking at Medicaid expenditures, though most seniors prefer to receive long-term care in their homes, Ohio's long-term care delivery system substantially favors care in institutional settings. We must balance our long-term care delivery system to ensure long-term sustainability.



Dennis S. Spisak-Green Party of Ohio Nominee for Governor



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