President Clinton may have declared in 1996 that "the era of big government is over," but today we can now see that the era of critical government is teetering, and vital civic services are being slashed -- examples include capping California's poorest people to seven doctor visits a year to possibly shortening the California school year to save money.
Funds for major equipment have been slashed – for example, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council was forced to reduce its contribution to equipment that costs between £10,000 and £122,000 (a bracket into which many common pieces of kit fall) by 50% – which is a blanket "no" for teams that can't stump up the other half.
Thailand, for example, slashed its average tariff from 41% in 1989 to 18% in 2000; Indonesia cut from 25% to 8%.
The Department of Finance, for example, slashed its budget by 23percentt for the current fiscal year, but the Transportation Department made an 11percentt cut, city records show.
This may be populist auteurism, but it is auteurism nonetheless: a triumph of one man's vision over a chorus of disapproval – and, at a time when arts funding is being slashed, a shining example of non-subsidised success.
Reagan, for example, slashed budgets for key agencies.
Walmart, for example, slashed 40percentt off up to 400 Hachette titles and advertised faster shipping on the books.
Morgan Stanley and UBS, for example, have slashed trading to concentrate on asset management.
The value of Greek bonds, for example, is slashed in half.
Alameda County Superior Court is seeing its budget slashed by $6.7 million, for example, and Santa Clara Superior Court by $6.8 million.
Copper Mountain in Colorado, for example, has slashed lift tickets to $49.99, or about 50 percent off, according to Liftopia, while Canyons in Park City, Utah, has cut rates by 31 percent to $66.99.
