California lawmakers stymied for third day on budget
No Republicans changed their votes to allow the tax-heavy budget proposal to pass. This is good, but I suspect it's only a matter of time before the Democrats sweeten the pot with the right something to buy the right Republican vote.
Schwarzenegger, lacking a budget, is prepared to make serious cuts and layoffs to keep the state afloat. If things continue in this manner, checks will stop coming from Sacramento, and non-essential services will grind to a halt.
This is the way things have to be.
Things must get worse before they get better. Passing this budget will only postpone the time when the state spends more than it takes in. The entrenched unions, with their impractical pay, immovable job security, and impossible pensions must be ousted before California can even begin to repair its fiscal problems. Pet projects must be cut, and unnecessary appendages of Sacramento removed. What is unnecessary? How about we start with Fire Departments, police departments, city hall functions, and roads; and see what other necessity pops up after that.
The only hope is that Republicans hold out long enough for the tough decisions to be made.
There is always hope.
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