[Brian Allen]

Surely, rather than pass an unconstitutional Fifteen Billion Dollar tax increase [By any other name!] and saddle unborn and/or not yet criminally invaded alien Californians with its compounded cost, Governor Swartzenegger had better declare that the State government is bankrupt -- and sack its dole recipient bureaucrats and shut down its of at best dubious-value "services!"

Declare a state of emergency and shut down everything but state National Guards, state police, prisons and courts.

For ever!

[How wonderful if he started out calling reality "Reality" -- and dealing with that!]

[DoughtyOne]

While I sympathize with your and NormsRevenge's comments, I don't see it as responsible to simply declare the state bankrupt and walk away from our responsibilities. We developed this debt and we should retire it rather than walk away from it. Yes it was a nitwit democrat by the name of Gray Davis and his socialist lackies in the state legislature that mismanaged us into this mess, but the voters of California allowed them to do it.

As this debt is paid down, I'd like to see privatization and fund restructuring so that local communities regain control of their dollars. The state should back away from many programs and commissions that have fluorished under both parties.

IMO Schwarzenegger's actions should be only the first steps toward totally revamping this state over the next seven to ten years with the goal of cutting state government and returning power to the local communities.

[BikerNYC]

Surely, rather than pass an unconstitutional Fifteen Billion Dollar tax increase [By any other name!] and saddle unborn and/or not yet criminally invaded alien Californians with its compounded cost...

I agree. The same should be appiled on the federal level. I am so tired of the weaklings in Washington wanting everything now and not willing to pay for it now. Rather, they say, let's have it now and have our children pay for it later.