Because we have too many government programs that pay out too much money. To give one example, if your old car won't pass it's smog test in California you're e

Because we have too many government programs that pay out too much money. To give one example, if your old car won't pass it's smog test in California you're eligible for $500 of "repair assistance" from the government. So the state is basically paying to fix these people's car. It's these types of programs that need to be cut. That's really my point. The Legislature is so in love with all their little programs that they can't stand to cut any of them outright. So instead they're pursuing a scheme that will put vital social services in jeopardy and eventually end up forcing the state to go over budget (and hence not solve the problem)