Here are just a few headlines from the last few years in The Los Angeles Times, the newspaper of record for California, regarding Governor Jerry Brown’s (D-CA) fiscal record:
- “With prudent budget crafting, Brown shows again that he’s the adult in the Capitol” (January 12, 2017)
- “Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget helps schools and the poor – and saves a lot for a rainy day” (January 7, 2016)
- “Brown’s budget proposal lauded, but pressure builds for more spending” (January 9, 2015)
These headlines are the tip of the iceberg. They were also fake news. Brown’s supposed fiscal responsibility amounted to a seventy percent increase in the state budget over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s final 2008-2009 budget. It also amounted to increasing the state long-term debt with regard to pension payments, since Democrats in California are entirely in the pocket of public sector unions.
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