What's caused the problem, in California? Is it wasteful spending, state taxes are not high enough, or the slow recession in the last 2yrs has reduced the tax take?
Everything. My dad always loves at how the benefits here are way too much and turns people into leeches.
It's not really an issue of taxes, though, since we have higher taxes than other states. And we are a donor state. But California is one of the states to have gotten really hit by the housing crash last year, and even before that since so many are actually leaving the state for cheaper houses in states like Arizona.
The nail that really hit the coffin is the fact that we haven't had a budget for some 2 years and Arnold here just wouldn't sign a single bill from the House. I seriously don't know wtf we are doing..... No way I am voting for Arnold or Pelosi in the future (Not that I have ever been able to do anything in the past.)
And oh yes, did I mention that we wasted some more money by having a special election that nobody went to?
Can't wait to see California turn into Chad. The freeways are going to turn into mush. The speeders and the drug traffickers and the shooters and the State Parks... I am not sure how stuff work at the county level, but my guess is best to stay within city limits.... although city governments get a lot of cash input from the state.....
Sign something, Arnold. Waste the dam tax if you must, for 2 months, w/e...