A Special Message To The People of California from the Rest of America

For decades the state of California has benefited from the beauty that is California, its beaches, mountains and weather. Growth was always a fixed factor, rather than a variable when running the state and projecting its future costs. This growth factor had over the years become a foregone conclusion for lawmakers who ran the state. The factor of growth was a luxury that most states in America had long lost with the migration to Sunbelt states by its baby-boomers. Using this growth factor California could always rely on increased revenues from property and sales taxes. The assurance by banks that operated within the state that real estate stayed higher than the rest of the country was the basis of the average man's wealth that could be tapped for entrepreneurial endeavors, thus feeding the once fourth largest economy.


But, now in 2010 the state faces difficulties that it has never faced before and one wonders if the people of the state truly understand what is going on in their economy. The back of the engine that has fueled the California economy is now broken, housing. As values continue to plummet and the winds out of Washington continue to attack home ownership one must wonder after Tuesday’s state elections what the people of California are smoking. Already I can hear your response to that, but seriously what in God’s name are they thinking electing an array of left wing radicals to run the state? Do they actually think that they are the Federal Reserve and can print their way out of the massive debt they have? It seems so.

What happened in Tuesdays elections was not only a message to Washington and the White House, but it was also a wakeup call to the people of California. The message was that the rest of America is not going to bail your asses out with Federal stimulus money that will put our children and grandchildren even further in debt. This new congress won’t allow it. Once Sacramento runs out of options they will finally be forced to break out their budget cutting pens and slash the bloated union contracts and unfunded liabilities that now weigh on the state like a dozen elephants.

So, as the rest of the country turns bright red, what are you going to do Governor-Elect Jerry Brown? Lazy economic policies of tax and spend wont get you out of this one, this time. It may be time to break out your Econ 101 book and join the rest of the country in saving it, rather than destroying it.