Groundhog Day
From Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle:
...as the state's finances again head off the cliff, the latest California scenario "isn't 'Thelma and Louise,' " observes Hoover Institution research fellow Bill Whalen. "It's 'Groundhog Day.' "
Now Californians, like the Bill Murray character who lives the same day over and over, may be finally forced to confront the roots of the insanity.
The article (click here to access), does an excellent job of summarizing all of the issues that plague California's state government. Problems include partisanship, ballot box budgeting, term limits, Prop 13 and a host of other challenges. At the end of the day, while the article doesn't come up with any quick solutions, the author does believe that the people of this state have the wherewithal to make its government spend within its means. It notes that it typically takes a crisis to effect change. Given the full blown crisis we are in now, there is certainly no better time to reform state government.
...as the state's finances again head off the cliff, the latest California scenario "isn't 'Thelma and Louise,' " observes Hoover Institution research fellow Bill Whalen. "It's 'Groundhog Day.' "
Now Californians, like the Bill Murray character who lives the same day over and over, may be finally forced to confront the roots of the insanity.
The article (click here to access), does an excellent job of summarizing all of the issues that plague California's state government. Problems include partisanship, ballot box budgeting, term limits, Prop 13 and a host of other challenges. At the end of the day, while the article doesn't come up with any quick solutions, the author does believe that the people of this state have the wherewithal to make its government spend within its means. It notes that it typically takes a crisis to effect change. Given the full blown crisis we are in now, there is certainly no better time to reform state government.
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