http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gov-jerry-brown-says-california-facing-higher-than-expected-16-billion-budget-shortfall/2012/05/12/gIQA9ptzKU_story.html

They always offer to cut schools and firefighters and police first.

Why not stop buying green vehicles (twice the up front cost, twice the maintainanc), paying for green electricity (hugely expensive), paying for artwork in public buildings (it can wait til your budget is permamently fixed), the various other un-needed spending which they NEVER CUT FIRST, and how about kicking your environmentalists in the nuts until they let your economy recover?

Democrats cannot balance budgets. You have had Liberal Governors since 78, you have had liberals controlling the house and senate for longer than that.

18 billion translates to the equivalent of 1 million middle class jobs, give or take.

When can you see raising taxes makes people move out of the State with their high incomes? When will you see raising taxes makes companies make profits elsewhere? When can you see a Government employee in every home reduces productivity to the point of a death spiral?