Schwarzeneggar Proposes to End HIV/AIDS Services

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Originally Posted by Alex

in 2003, 63% of the budget was mandatory. Meaning that if the state government is functioning it is obligated to spend that much. This includes Prop 98 primary education funding, Medi-Cal, pensions, debt servicing, etc.

The remaining budget is discretionary: 2003 discretionary spending was:
Higher Education (UC and CSU) - $5.3b
Corrections - $5.2b
Health & Social Services - $12.9b
All other discretionary - $10.0b

I'm just shocked to see that Higher Education, Corrections ( take it this means correctional services like jail, and not a whole lot of tipp-ex), and Health & Social Services are not mandatory?!?! OK, so maybe universities could be in discretionary spending but Prisons & Health services and Social Services (this means welfare, yes?)

Something wrong there.