Budget Countdown: Three, Two, One, Impact (On California’s Most Vulnerable)

By Wilma Chan
Alameda County Supervisor, Third District

Imagine that you are a single mother with two children and the Governor has issued you a budget challenge: live off of $392 each month. Imagine paying for food, housing, and daily living expenses. Imagine paying for child care. Imagine paying for transportation to attend mandatory job training. Imagine balancing all these responsibilities while trying to get back to work in a tough economy. Could you do it?

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