I am not an efficiency expert, but...
If CA can define what government is, what it should do, and what percent of the state GDP it is allowed to spend on the aforementiontioned missions - including all sources of spending -
I can save CA at least $50B a year, and I only want a 10% fee to do it.
Here’s what is happening on the Senate Floor, as far as I can tell.
They convened at 12:30 to vote on taxes. The statements about replacing the leader took a bit of time, but they went through the roll and took all the votes. All Pubbiess voting voted NAY, including the squishy Maldonado. 5 Senators were MIA, 3 Pubs and 2 Dems. Since then, one dem (Wolk) has come forward with an Aye.
That leaves the following four votes:
• Correa (D) who voted for it before but at one time said he would not approve taxes
• Ashburn (believed to be voting in favor)
• Cogdill (the leader, just ousted, who negotiated this deal on behalf of the caucus as a member of the “big 5”)
• Cox (previously believed to be the crossover vote but who stood strong against it in yesterdays vote — or the day before).
They seem to be waiting for these missing members to show up.
If three of those 4 vote for this thing, we’re screwed!
May I humbly recommend the excellent The Proper Role of Government, by Ezra Taft Benson.
He was a former President of the LDS Church, but the essay is well worth the read anyway. There's a bit of LDS scripture in there, but you can easily skip over it if you like.