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2009-02-21 Home Front Economy

California screaming: state almost broke

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Posted by Fred 2009-02-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 What do you mean 'almost'? They're paying off their Master Card with their Visa.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-02-21 08:37|| 2009-02-21 08:37|| Front Page Top

#2 I'll believe it when the liberal pork projects start getting cut.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-02-21 09:00|| 2009-02-21 09:00|| Front Page Top

#3 The three laws of bureaucratics (with apologies to Asimov).

1) Always increase your budget and resource needs.
2) Authority is for committees, responsibility is for subordinates.
3) When budgets are threatened, cut the meat and leave the fat.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-02-21 09:23|| 2009-02-21 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 "3) When budgets are threatened, cut the meat and leave the fat."

Cut what the people really care most about, then they'll restore your budget and leave your pet pork alone.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2009-02-21 10:56|| 2009-02-21 10:56|| Front Page Top

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