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by on May.25, 2010

California controller to suspend tax refunds, welfare checks, student grants: John Chiang announced that his office will suspend $3.7 billion in payments owed to Californians starting Feb. 1, because with no budget in place the state lacks sufficient cash to pay its bills.
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Next month will be the beginning of a living nightmare for many Californians. ‘The reality is that our state is incapacitated until we resolve the budget crisis. The truth is that California is in a state of emergency.’

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2009 State of the State address regarding California’s budget can be both heard and viewed here. [L.A. Times]

California has operated in the red for decades and it will take much more than this to locate the zero. Blame Schwarzenegger for this problem all you want however he voluntarily walked into this mess. Blame him for his idealistic beliefs, if anything. The rest is simply the result of political history.

Originally posted 2009-01-19 15:51:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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  • Derek (1 comments.)
    May 28th, 2010 on 22:58

    Very cool site, I really enjoy your stuff.

  • Saboma (7 comments.)
    May 29th, 2010 on 14:37

    Thanks so much for dropping in last night, Derek, and good luck to you in your Africa quest! Please keep us updated.

  • Saboma (7 comments.)
    May 30th, 2010 on 13:16

    Hey Dennis. I have not heard anything about the iPad Hack however it seems that I should especially since you’ve been insistent on leaving this same comment three times.

    Care to share?


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