As a resident of California for almost 40 years now, I concur wholeheartedly with the reasons of the states' demise over these years as expressed in this post here. California is a perfect example of runaway government programs and the unaccountable political class at every level of government. Want to know why the Tea Party came about and why it has had such a major impact on the most recent election?, look no further than the state of California and its disfunctional governing class. Pathetic.
ADDED: Since the post above yet another "analysis" of the problems confronting California appeared here in this article by Robert Tracinski. One has to wonder what are the residents of California thinking when they return to office one of the architects of its ruin in the first place, Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown, and his able co-conspirators, Barbara "Call me Senator" Boxer and all the rest of the moonbats who are captive of the all-powerful unions. The middle class is fleeing the state rapidly and soon it will belong to the wealthy enclaves in S.F. and Hollywood and the "wetbacks" from south of the border, down Mexico way. Too bad because the state has much to offer in the way of natural resources, natural beauty and climate. However it can not survive the influence and power of the unions and their representatives in Sacramento who have been driving the state over the cliff for 40 years now.
ADDED: Here is a recent history of the public unions and how they gained and consolidated power over the course of time, as published in the WSJ. As usual, they are the product of democrat party political strategy and a sad legacy indeed.
ADDED: Here's Moonbeam Brown's so-called solution to the budget shortfall of 25 billions caused, as we all know, by over regulation and sweetheart union contracts for state employees and sundry other reasons. Anyone see any of those issues addressed by Brown in his state of the state address?
ADDED: Yet another analysis of the "problem" in California. One has to wonder why Brown would want to be governor considering he has to come to grips with this budget/debt problem sooner rather than later. It is rough justice that Moonbeam Brown should be forced to deal with this intractable problem since he helped create it with his endorsement and signing of the Dills Act in 1978, which allowed collective bargaining in California state for unions representing state employees.
