Wah-hoo! Thank you so much Janet Napolitano! Now you can work your magic at the FEDERAL level! /sarc
We have a surplus in Arkansas. We do not live high on the hog down here. People do not like taxes so spending in kept in check even by our conservative democrats who control the State.
California and Arizona.
Hmm. What could those two states possibly have in common?
Can’t think of anything...
What could it be?
Okay - so the problem isn’t that bad?
That’s a relief. :D
Man... there's spin and then there's spin.
What a classic case of lies, damned lies and statistics... California, led by a legislature with arguably the lowest collective IQ in North America, has no equal.
The electorate is not too far behind. They recall a governor, then replace him with another who travels the exact same road, budget-wise. Without the b**** to stare down the "girlie-men" for as long as it takes.
If the legislature can't find ways to reduce spending, clearly the incompetents should all be fired and replaced with non-criminals.
It’s may be a bit deceiving. Don’t some states require a balanced budget by law? For example, it shows no budget gap for Grandholm’s Michigan and I hear she’s taxing the crap out of people.
Also, Alaska, Louisiana and TX all made out good last year because they’re oil producing states and the price of oil was way up.