Jon Slavet

Listen, there are so many projects, Chuck, and I'll throw out a few that are bad ideas that we should stop doing.

And there are a whole set of taxes that as governor, I would also put the kibosh on.

So here are a couple of the bad ideas.

The train to nowhere, the pejorative term for the high-speed rail project that was really kicked off, you know, sort of Newsom has really promoted.

We've spent $16 billion.

We've not laid any track.

The project is now budgeted $135 billion, started it, I think, $30, $40 billion, and is a complete boondoggle.

I mean, by the time that project would come to fruition, we'll have flying taxis.

In a perfect world.

In a perfect world, Chuck.

I'm not sure I can speak to a perfect world.

I think that 2027 January, we're firefighting.

I mean, 2027, January, it's a full court press to just stabilize California, stabilize the budget, stop the bleeding.

A series of executive orders and work with the legislature to work off of a affordability emergency and enact policies to actually bring down costs on energy, on gas, on housing, a whole range of things that we can talk about.

I think for 2047...

I think California needs a strategic plan to actually lead in a bunch of areas, including energy infrastructure, including a plan for water, because we're hopefully grow as a population, including growth for technology and doing all the things to restore the dream for the next generation of kids who are basically moving out of California.

The high speed rail project is not in the top few for me.

Well, I think there's enough if you look at several areas.

And it's not just one.

I mean, if you look at the number one line item in the California budget, not surprisingly, is health care.