> Why is balancing a budget important? Is this a serious question? > If it is, then why focus on one state's budget when the Federal deficit is massive and or

> Why is balancing a budget important? Is this a serious question? > If it is, then why focus on one state's budget when the Federal deficit is massive and orders of magnitude more costly to the nation (and to California) than California's own state budget issues? Yes, we're going to feel that pain at some point too, and it will hurt orders of magnitude more than California failed budget pain. > Also, if even 10% of the money sent to DC were used to cover CA's expenses, there would be no budget problem. It doesn't matter how much money you take in if you spend more than that amount of money. When an organization is consistently over their budget, the solution is more complicated than "get more money".