Tag Archives: California

California’s Priorities

California’s Budget simplified: The data is straight from the Governors Budget documents. Item  Cost (Millions) % of Budget HHS  $25,963.00 28% Schools  $48,056.00 53% All Other Government  $17,368.00 19% Education is very important. But “53% of the total General Fund” … Continue reading

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Cal Watchdog Article Cites Astronomic Deficit (Updated & Bumped)

Over the weekend I posted some comments on an article Katy Grimes posted at Cal Watchdog. There was a line in particular that has been itching at me ever since: While the budget has been declared as balanced, California is … Continue reading

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California’s Education Woes

The Governor’s revised budget for the State of California is out and it gives some insight into our legislative priorities. In a $91 billion dollar budget, $26 billion goes to Health and Human Services and $38.5 billion to K-12 Education. … Continue reading

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Califonia’s Balanced Budget is a Catastrophic Economic Tsunami

In 2010, to help motivate our Legislators, Californians voted to dock legislative pay when the State’s budget is not passed on time. We should have known our slimy representatives would find a shameful, selfish and inevitably destructive way to game … Continue reading

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Why is California Boned? Reason 2,164

National Review’s Nash Keune takes aim at one of my favorite targets, California, and its bloated welfare rolls: California is the nation’s welfare queen: The state accounts for one-third of America’s welfare recipients, though it only contains one-eighth of the … Continue reading

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Is There Hope for California, Yet?

Incredibly, the voting citizens of San Diego and San Jose, the state’s second and third largest cities, overwhelmingly voted to cut pension benefits to city workers in the election yesterday. In San Diego the vote was 68% to 32% and … Continue reading

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Regulations for Thee, But Not for Me

Poor, boned California. It’s easy to pick on the Golden State. But it’s losing its entertainment value as it becomes more clear that their troubles are catching up to them. In the last decade more than 4 million residents have … Continue reading

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