The beauty of this is that once all the cuts are made … what, with the welfare creeps running around, now faced with survival on their own, all the prisoners let out of jail en mass, all the newly unemployed and deep in debt, pissed-off workers not mention all the illegals now also unemployed and cut loose … the home of the tinsel town elite Liberals and the elite commie scum in San Fran … will be in jeopardy. The streets will NOT be safe and crime will be beyond the pale. …. Looks good on California.

You might say the the state has californicated itself.

Arnold & co has managed to Terminate the golden state.

The costs of growth are externalized onto the public in that new development doesn’t pay for long-term infrastructure requirements to support the new development. Government seeks to pay for the infrastructure by raising property and other taxes. People in CA didn’t like their taxes raised and passed Proposition 13 to limit tax increases. They also don’t like what it’s doing to the environment and pass laws limiting the private sector’s ability to externalize the costs of pollution onto the public. But growth and development continue and infrastructure backlogs continue to increase. The insanity is that they think even more growth will fix the problem.

That same thing is happening in pothole-heaven Colorado Springs. It’s no accident. Colorado’s TABOR is a Proposition 13 clone.

Those on the economic “right”, like Victor Davis Hanson, blame the environmentalists. He states, “It is fair to say now that the environmentalist agenda runs the state …” This is absurd beyond belief. The only way an “environmentalist agenda” could run the state would be if there were a profit in it. There’s not.

It’s the “growth machine” that runs the city and the state. Look at the majority of those on city council here … they clearly represent developers and home builders who contribute heavily to their campaigns. They keep council pay low, so people who don’t profit from growth can’t afford to hold the office.

When problems are what’s known as “dynamically complex,” humans are downright mentally impaired … for the same reason we don’t allow drunk drivers on the road.

I explain in detail. Google “Growth Facts of Life”.

For many of these people, life begins with the newest drink at Starbucks, and end with them laing awake at night wondering where they can find a good SAAB mechanic.

I’m saying, don’t lash out at everyone. Many here are on your side.

Every one of the 50 states has the same boring beetles eating away at them: public employee unions is the first one. They have Union reps “negotiate” with elected officials who both agree that public employee pensions start at age 55, can’t be cut, increase each year and so on. Want gall? Our gov is trying to furlough state workers by cutting their jobs 2 days each month. In the middle of a blizzard of pinks slips the private sector and a 40 billion budget gap what do our unions do? (A) agree to the furlough? (B) ask for make up days later? (C) sue.

They sued to prevent the furlough. Because for unionized state wrkers, there is no risk, no pain, no loss, no accountability. Ever. Illinois has a big problem there. So do lots of other states. If you don’t think you’re close behind us, you’re wrong.

The second problem is illegal imigration. The congress you all elected has done zero to stop it. Its worse here than anywhere. We tried to pass laws a decades ago that would have mitigated it. Federal judges killed them. Congress hasn’t even built the bloody wall at the border. Thanks for the help.

Oh and by the way, we send more money OUT of here to D.C. than amny states that receive it.

Obama’s administration is pushing the EPA to crack down even harder which will denude jobs from states without Hollywood to lean on. NAFTA is killing us all.

I suggest that the carping masses writing these ignorant notes get off their barcoloungers, read their papers, call their elected officials and try to slow or stop the same process happening in your states. You’ll be there soon enough.

I’m with you. And it breaks my heart to see that happen to my home state. There’s a particular little bastard now working to empower unions there. Smug bastard, too. He was with the Edwards campaign before that blew up, and now he’s returned to his hometown to tear apart NC from the center out. Ugh. I feel sick. I pray his work comes to no profit.