As ridiculous as the whole idea is, it's almost as absurd to imagine this being some terrible hardship. The article makes it sound like it'll be a big deal to a

As ridiculous as the whole idea is, it's almost as absurd to imagine this being some terrible hardship. The article makes it sound like it'll be a big deal to a lot of people but it's, what, maybe $30/month for someone with a pretty comfortable income? If that's a serious concern, then it's not just the state government with a budgeting problem... Then again, maybe the purpose is just to get Californians upset to distract them from noticing that noone's actually solving the problem.