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EmploymentCrossing.com California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi is calling on the states college students to help drive down fees and tuitions. Garamendi spoke at a UC Davis College Democrats rally in front of an audience of about 85 people. "A free public education no longer exists in California," he said. "The taxes that were increased in this [state] budget were miniscule except for one. The single biggest tax increase was a tax on students." Garamendi, who is also a regent of the University of California, said the only way to stop fee increases was for students to stand up for themselves. "Ten thousand young men and women did not enter the state university system this fall because there was inadequate funding, Garamendi told the school paper. Four years from now those are 10,000 engineers, nurses, teachers, social workers, philosophers, writers, journalists who will not be available to work in the California economy." Garamedi did not mention how many philosopher jobs would remain unfilled. Garamendi announced in July that he would run for governor of California in 2010, when Arnold Schwarzenegger's term expires.

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