<p>California's mess is a capital political crime that more than just tarnishes the Golden State.</p>
<p>The Sacramento gang has created a fiscal mess more than 20 times worse than anything Congress could manufacture.</p>
<p>California's budget deficit works out to more than $1,000 per resident and makes New York City look fiscally responsible.</p>
<p>California's deficit is 20 percent of state spending and a third of its operating budget. If every state worker were fired, California would still be at least $10 billion in the red.</p>