California, the Crisis and the Next Social Contract - Intro

On February 9, 2009, the New America Foundation hosted a daylong conference at San Franciscos Commonwealth Club to bring together state and national leaders in the areas of healthcare, economic growth and infrastructure, and higher education to discuss how the current crisis is challenging states and threatening the economic opportunity and security that is essential to an attainable American Dream. Sponsored by New Americas Next Social Contract Initiative and the California Program, the conference explored how the states and the federal government can use this moment of crisis to strengthen the social contract for the future.

Leif Haase, Director of the California Program at New America, delivered introductory remarks that linked Californias fiscal crisis to the stimulus debate raging in Washington, and identified the steep and painful budget cuts facing states if they do not receive help. Haase then outlined the goals of the California Program and the Next Social Contract Initiative and sketched out the rest of the day.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Financial
• Crisis
• States
• Budget
• Debt
• Defecit
• California

[gwh21375]

I'm positive California would be best off falling into the ocean. It might as well be Mexico as far as I'm concerned. Progressive politics is what is responsible for your economic woes. You made the bed now sleep in it. Also keep all the illegals down there please. You progressives are the ones who want them here. Well just keep them then! BTW: your struggles now are only the beggining of the collapse of the State of California.