Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
They're not alone. California is merely rich enough to avoid this fate for the time being by the thought of the state going belly up being too terrible for anyone to contemplate it.

It's not the race, it's any group that feels they're better off with handouts than trying. Traditionally Democrats give more handouts so they'll be voted in.

Isn't the California issue that they've set up a system that easily stops budget cuts and tax rises? Thus making a balanced budget impossible when its gone unbalanced?