Saturday, February 21, 2009

Obama Budget Plan Aims to Lower Deficit - WSJ.com

Matthew Kaminski Says Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's California Is Verging on Fiscal Insolvency - WSJ.com

Stated in the above article, I could not say it better, except...at some point the well of the successful will drain.

California is in a French-like bind: unable to afford a welfare-type state, and unable to overhaul it. "The people say they want all these programs, then there's nothing they want to pay for," says Hector De La Torre, a Democratic assemblyman. "The schizophrenia in the legislature reflects the peoples'."

And the following, which continues to ignore economic reality.

National Journal Magazine - How The Stimulus Falls Short

1 comment:

Baxter said...

You must hate shrinking deficits! The will of the successful will be just fine. No sniveling.

The State of California has been harmed by it's initiative system. The approval of a simple budget requires a super majority, as do any tax hikes. It is untenable.