Wow way to complain about a state acting like the country did before 1964 and the Great society alot of this has to be done to save the notion of a state as a whole while californian like to think of themselves as europeans they can learn about how that doesn't work

In light of California's malaise, I wonder if California and the rest of the nation will be ready to finally acknowledge our very expensive mass legal and illegal immigration problems. For that matter, will the tussle over salmon fishing and agricultural irrigation help teach Americans about the reality of Malthusian limits to population growth? Nah.

Billions borrowed but baled for banks and corporate buy-outs without a blink of an eye for people bilked by the system. Americans must be so proud of their leaders, eh. NOT!!!

Single payer, universal healthcare aught to be where the billions are spent; you know, like in the 'real' civilized nations of the world where citizens are considered worthy of realizing a healthy existence without becoming financially strapped.

"O Canada, our true north strong and free" ....healthcare?"
Oui, oui monsieur! It's a Canadian's right to have access to medical care without forfeiting our homes and assets to pay for it, eh. Truly civilized!

May an enlightenment overcome your leaders and deliver you 'well-being' too. Peace in all dimensions.

-neilemac

I leave in Washington State and things don't seem that bad.

that was....perfect.

I wonder, why is the answer to problems always tax somebody (usually the faceless "rich"). I also wonder if by being so welcoming to the poor in the past the problems have been magnified.

Wow--this is brilliant and chilling. As a Californian, I can hardly believe what is happening here. Thanks for your biting genius, Mark.

There is so much money in California. Can they not raise taxes on the rich?

Let's look on the bright side.

Ahnuld is still a step up from Generalissimo Wally.

And since the social security endowment is more than 57 trillion in arrears, people having limited medical coverage will be a get-used-to-it primer for old age when (as of 2015) nobody will have medical coverage.

Oh well. I still think your voice actor is cool, and the 'fank you bao state bamama repubwic' was a good chuckle. That's gotta count for something.

They don't call it an economic correction for nothing.

Ronnie Raygun took the funds that the fed used to use to state highways and other projects away, without lowering the peoples taxes. Thus the states were defunded.

No politician will mention it even though they all know it.

And now the states will have to be bailed out with those very funds. The deal will move more power away from the states, and toward the fed thieves.

Mission Accomplished.

Lol! I liked the bear's last breath part! Silly, but true, California looks like is going the way of Washington State!

New animation, "Bear Flag Banana Republic" is up and running. Let me know what you think. (Or maybe we should just let a ballot measure decide.)

-Mark