[mark46th]

I live in California. I hope Brown declares the state bankrupt. It is the only way to abrogate the contracts with the unions that have bankrupted the state. California is the 8th largest economy in the world and it is broke. There is also a law that states 40% of the state's income goes to education. Los Angeles Unified School District has a graduation rate of about 60%. So much for throwing money at a problem. The money disappears into a black hole of pensions and waste. The whole state government needs to be put on a pay as you go basis. No more pensions that are 100% government funded. State employees can have IRA's or 401k's just like the rest of us. No more free health insurance, the policies can be changed to have larger co-pays, just like the rest of us. Welfare will be reformed. Free school breakfast and lunch- Gone. No more English as a Second Language. A duplication of effort. Teach them in English. The students drop out faster in ESL classes than in classes taught in English. California spends $50,000 per prisoner per year, Texas spends $20,000. It would be cheaper to build prisons in Texas and ship our prisoners there.