We've had a BBA here in California for over 20 years and we're hundreds of billions of dollars in debt.
EVERY budget is a balanced budget. The problem is it's balanced with taxes and borrowing.
1976 Gov. Jerry Brown called for a BBA. He was a 1 year Governor and running for President against Carter-it was ‘phony’. With him at the helm for a 2nd time you would think Calif.... The last opportunity was under Clinton when a GOP Senator(Hatfield/Oregon) blew it for the party and country