[mjk19]

California went on a spending binge during the economic boom times increasing spending by double digit percentages each year. None of the money was given back to taxpayers in the form of tax cuts. Knowing how the left-wing wackos who control the state government think they will increase taxes. Nevada is looking better each day.

[monkeyshine]

Yep. We had a surplus larger than this deficit I believe. But our wise (ahem) legislature decided to budget all that surplus into the future instead of seeing it as the temporary windfall it so obviously was. Stupid, naive, arrogant lawmakers we have! I am livid over this...unfortunately most Californians won't give it a second thought.

I kind of hoped that after the attacks, people would start to pay more attention to what is going on in our society and government. Instead it looks like the opposite is going to happen. Politicians will get more power over us, and the people will trust the government more (without being given any reason to do so).

[101viking]

"None of the money was given back to taxpayers in the form of tax cuts."

Bingo! No tax cuts, the only relief Californians really saw were lowered vehicle licensing fees which were a political ploy to begin with. This State would tax the air we breath if they could get away with it. In the mean time the population here has exploded, the word "affordable" cannot be associated with the word "housing," and one of our major utilities is already in bankruptcy with another to possibly follow. Until Californians wake up and examine how the State spends the tax revenue from the "6th largest economy" in the world, I am afraid we will be in for even higher taxes and fees in the near future.