Budget cuts will cost us later - Los Angeles Times Editorial

There's such a thing as tightening our collective belt or making do with less. When that happens, Californians raise fees or close another public office for a few additional days or cram a few more students into an already full classroom without screaming too loudly about it. But something entirely different is happening now: California is becoming a state that lets down its elderly, its disabled, its children and its college students in fundamental ways that will harm all of us in the years ahead. On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced another $1 billion in new state cuts touching all of those groups. The lion's share — about $530 million — are aimed at education.