2001 Gov. Jeb Bush's 2001-2002 budget is distinctive from its predecessors on three major counts. First, and perhaps most important, it is completely transparent. That is, the budget is easily available to everyone online and in real time. The value of this approach is that anyone with an interest in the budget can access it, review spending and programs, compare previous expenditures and, it's hoped, follow the progress of appropriations through the Legislature.
People can be more involved in their government and how it works.
Our Forefathers would be proud. This will mean a shift of financial responsibility from the state to counties. In some instances, that shift will be dramatic. An example of this will be the cut of as many as 4,000 state jobs, some in personnel offices where the cost of state hiring and firing has swollen well beyond the private sector. The bullet train is another example.