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Ever wonder why California is broke?
« on: August 11, 2011, 05:15:52 PM »
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2011, 07:51:07 PM »
That is why you only let your legislature meet for a handful of months every other year. 
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2011, 08:40:11 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on August 11, 2011, 07:51:07 PM
That is why you only let your legislature meet for a handful of months every other year. 

Unfortunately, it doesn't work all that well for Texas, either....
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2011, 09:57:38 PM »
Quote from: seeker_two on August 11, 2011, 08:40:11 PM
Unfortunately, it doesn't work all that well for Texas, either....

Ayup. 

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/apps/lrs/agencies/

Gotta love an agency that's job is to advise the legislature on wasteful agencies...

http://www.sunset.state.tx.us/
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2011, 10:53:27 PM »
Quote from: JamisJockey on August 11, 2011, 09:57:38 PM
Gotta love an agency that's job is to advise the legislature on wasteful agencies...

http://www.sunset.state.tx.us/

....and hasn't THAT worked out so well....  ;/
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2011, 11:29:06 PM »
Compared to what?  California?  I didn't say it was a perfect solution, but it does slow down the process a lot. 
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2011, 08:37:31 AM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on August 11, 2011, 11:29:06 PM
Compared to what?  California?  I didn't say it was a perfect solution, but it does slow down the process a lot. 

While that might be, Texas still has layers upon layers of bureacracy and government.  Oh, and this thread is taking a little trip....
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2011, 11:40:34 AM »
Quote from: JamisJockey on August 12, 2011, 08:37:31 AM
While that might be, Texas still has layers upon layers of bureacracy and government.  Oh, and this thread is taking a little trip....
I think every state has its bureaucracy.  I would be curious how the other 49 states compare to California.
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2011, 11:59:02 AM »
One theory for the sudden advancement of Japan and Germany after World War II is that the war had destroyed the bureaucracies and interest groups and it took time for them to rebuild and re-form.
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2011, 12:22:57 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on August 12, 2011, 11:40:34 AM
I think every state has its bureaucracy.  I would be curious how the other 49 states compare to California.


Oh I'm certain that
A) California is probably one of the worst, and
B) most states probably have waaaaaayyyyy too much government. 

I'm sure one could take a red pen through about 3/4 of those agencies and see a boom in the local economy.
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Re: Ever wonder why California is broke?
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2011, 08:24:02 PM »
IIRC The State of Illinois has more units of Government than any and every other state in the union.

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