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Would California's perpetual budget problems be better solved by localizing the resources of a state government to be more accessible? Probably. Clearly Calif
by shawnee_ 13y ago
Would California's perpetual budget problems be better solved by localizing the resources of a state government to be more accessible? Probably. Clearly California is (and has been for a long time) too big for its shoes, as evidenced by its complete idiocy when it comes to passing budgets that do what they're supposed to do. But, six states might be pushing things a bit. Economies of scale that can be had at a state level shouldn't be discounted entirely.
It would be interesting to see what would happen with things like:
- state income tax (WA, for example, has none);
- sales tax (OR, for example, has none);
- minimum wage;
- driver's license expiration periods (AZ only makes you visit the DMV once every 12 years to get a new pic & check vision)
- gambling laws (because Nevada's not quite close enough for some people);
- fruit checkpoints at the state line(s);
- all the case law RE: California Supreme Court rulings -- opening this up for new precedents would be madness
- Aloisius 13y agoWould California's perpetual budget problems be better solved California has a budget surplus. A pretty large one in fact: $5.6 billion surplus by June 2015, with annual surpluses reaching $8.3 billion by the 2016-17 budget year.
- gojomo 13y agoI'll believe numbers for 2015-2017 when they arrive. What's the surplus for 2013?
- Aloisius 13y agoIt is on track to be about $851 million (the fiscal year ends June 30th)
- protomyth 13y agoIf you do some accounting wizardry and forget about the unfunded pensions. Calling it in surplus doesn't tell the actual story.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> Would California's perpetual budget problems be better solved by localizing the resources of a state government to be more accessible? California's "perpetual" budget problems were largely solved when the people of the State modified the State Constitution to take out the unusual requirement of a 2/3 supermajority to pass a budget.