> The budgets of state and local governments around the country are tapped out. Often, that's the result of problems that--though exacerbated by the financial c

> The budgets of state and local governments around the country are tapped out. Often, that's the result of problems that--though exacerbated by the financial collapse--have been in the making for decades. Often it's the result of one party drastically cutting services and revenue, and taking the radical position that taxes, especially income taxes, can never go up.