Legislature Killing Recycling of Bottles and Cans

[Stephen Frank]

Money meant to pay for the recycling of bottles and cans is being diverted to cover the out of control spending of Sacramento.

"The container recycling fund has a shortfall of about $160 million this fiscal year. The economic downturn has squeezed the fund, by slowing beverage sales and thus revenue for the program. But a larger factor is the more than $500 million the state has borrowed from the beverage container recycling fund since 2002 -- including $134 million this fiscal year. Most of that money went to plug holes in the state's general fund."

Half a billion dollars--while the State is close to $100 billion in deficits in the same time period., not children stealing to hide their naughty deeds.

We need adults in Sacramento.

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