From: asylvain@felix.filenet.com (The_Chipmunk)
Newsgroups: ca.politics
Subject: CONTEST! Fun! Games! Prizes!
Date: 14 Nov 92 00:00:09 GMT
Expires: 30 Nov 92 12:00:00 GMT
Reply-To: asylvain@fritz.filenet.com (The_Chipmunk)
Distribution: ca
Organization: Foundation for the Increased Wealth of Chipmunks

Yay!  We're gonna have a contest, a contest, a contest, we're gonna have
a contest, and you're invited too!

PRIZES: Well, lemme think about that for a minute.  How about a "warm
fuzzy feeling" from getting the answers right?  I'm certainly in no
position to hand out any whopping financial rewards, seeing as how the
Benz needs a new windshield and all.  But I might be persuaded to
contribute to somebody's favorite charity, subject to the judge's (me!)
final approval, of course.  (Underline "might," please.)

RULES: Answer the questions below, to the best of your ability, and
either post them to ca.politics, or e-mail them me (asylvain@filenet.com,
or if that bounces, try asylvain@felix.filenet.com, or if THAT bounces,
asylvain@fritz.filenet.com).  You can answer the questions in any way
you like, you can even insult me for such a stupid idea, altho that's
probably not a good way to win.  I happen to know that the judge (me!) 
is very touchy about ad homeneims.

Friends and/or relatives to the judge (me!) may not enter, unless the 
judge (me!) sez it's OK.

(It's OK.)

SCORING: You get points for the absolute value between your answer and
the correct answer.  The score closest to zero wins.

DEADLINE: Lessee, it's Friday the Thirteenth now, so let's make it about 
two weeks.  That makes it November 27, 1992.  I know that covers a 
holiday, but I don't want to keep anyone waiting too long to get the 
real answers.  (Besides, you didn't actually think you could get the
answers right, even if I gave you a month?)

PURPOSE: I wanna see just how aware the general Usenet public is about
some of the financial goings on in this state, especially considering
how vehemently some of you will defend certain pieces thereof, without
considering the other parts of the Grand Package.

SUGGESTION: Keep your answers short.  I have no idea how much disk space
this mess is going to take, and I don't want the sys-admin coming down 
on me.

REPORTING: I'll post the score results of top five contestants in
December.  If the mood strikes, I may post more than that.  Heck, I
don't even know if I'll get as many five entries!  And I'm not really
prepared to handle a flood.  But we'll see.

CHEATING: Getting a copy of the budget from the library will invalidate
your entry.  Don't worry, I'll know if you cheat!

OK, are we ready?  Here we go-oo-oo-oo!

QUESTIONS:
1. How many printed pages are in the approved California State budget,
dated Sep. 2, 1992?  (blank filler at the end doesn't count)

2. How many pages consist of Gov. Wilson's line-item veto?

3. What's the bill number?

(The above questions will be scored on 10,000 per point, to put them on
closer par with questions below)

4. How much is spent "For support of the Senate"?  (this includes
salaries, mileage, expenses, operating expenses, and automotive
expenses)

5. How much is spent "For support of the Assembly"?

6. How much for "Legislative Counsel Bureau"?

7. "Judicial"?

8. "Governor's Office"?

    We'll leave out all the secretaries of such-n-such.

9. "Lieutenant Governor"?
    
10. Total for "Executive," which includes the secretaries of such-n-such 
and miscellaneous other "for support of's"?

(This one'll be tough, because they aren't already added together.)

11. For payment of interest on General Fund loans?  (this might surprise
some of you who think we don't pay for bond programs!)

12. Political Reform Act of 1974?

I would have put a question on the total, but I can't find it listed
anywhere.  I'm not about to page thru this damn thing with a calculator.
It wouldn't be that simple either, because lots of stuff come from 
Federal monies.

BONUS QUESTION (no scoring)
List 25 distinct things you believe the state should fund with your 
tax dollars.

HAVE FUN, PEOPLE!!

-- 
The Chipmunk.
Opinions are mine, void where prohibited, taxed, licensed or regulated.
"I am not a number!  I am a free man!"  -- Number Six
"AH HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!"  -- The New Number Two
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