Author: Dr. Justin L. Adams

I’ve seen the future and it’s much like the present, only longer. – Dan Quisenberry As has been discussed in these pages, the California Legislature

“Those who ignore statistics are condemned to reinvent it.  Statistics is the science of learning from experience.” – Bradley Efron This November’s statewide ballot promises

Stunning news emerged from Long Beach last week when the California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office announced it would freeze enrollment at most campuses next

Mark Twain once said, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”  This remark

Well, here we go again. Having just “closed” an estimated $42 billion budget deficit in February through a combination of spending cuts and tax hikes, the state of California now faces an additional $8 billion deficit for fiscal year 2009-10, as projected by the Legislative Analyst’s Office.

While no one is entirely surprised by the continued deterioration in the state’s fiscal position, Californians should be disturbed by the magnitude of the ongoing problem. Losing so much revenue in such a short timeframe illustrates just how detrimental state government has been to California’s economic prosperity.

In short, prior to last month’s (partial) budget fix, state government was living a whopping 33% above its means.