The governor’s race got local last night as UC Davis hosted the first of three debates between Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman. Around 750 audience members gathered in the Mondavi Center to watch candidates discuss issues ranging from UC fee hikes to the death penalty. The event was also broadcast live on TV, radio and online.
MEG WHITMAN FOCUSES ON BUSINESS, REFORMING THE SYSTEM
Meg Whitman made jobs and accountability the focus of her responses at last night’s debate.
Whitman, former CEO of eBay, said California has the most dysfunctional budget in the entire country. She said she’ll fix that by getting Californians back to work and cutting taxes. She pointed out the factory tax, which she said discourages business from coming to California.
“If we lose manufacturers, we will lose the soul of our state,” she said.
Whitman also said she would reduce state spending by reforming the state’s welfare and pension systems.
When asked what she would do about fee increases at public colleges, Whitman, who has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a master’s from Harvard University, said higher education is a gem and that it breaks her heart to hear stories of students struggling to afford public universities.
She said she would bring more money to the system through cuts to welfare and pensions and give the money directly to the school chancellors for allocation.
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