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California State Budget - Los Angeles Times
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Try your hand at closing California's budget shortfall, estimated at $24 billion. It's not easy, but it can be done. Cut spending, raise taxes and/or borrow to get the state out of the red. For each choice -- drawn from proposals from across the political spectrum -- we've tried to give some ...
Schwarzenegger threatens to shut down state government - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 6/12/2009
Schwarzenegger threatens to shut down state government - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — The proposed cut was tucked away in a list of regulations that would be suspended if Schwarzenegger's... latest budget revisions are adopted. It would have saved the state $1 million in 2009-10. State finance officials say California coffers will be ... (more) Schwarzenegger threatens to shut down state government - ...
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How To Balance The California Budget - You Decide
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 6/8/2009
How To Balance The California Budget - You Decide
— globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com — The Los Angeles Times has an interesting Interactive On Balancing The California Budget . Try your hand... at closing California’s budget shortfall, estimated at $24 billion. It’s not easy, but it can be done. Cut spending, raise taxes and/or borrow to ... (more) How To Balance The California Budget - You Decide
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Lunchtime Links 6-4
Rolfe Winkler — (Send links, videos, pics to optionarmageddon at gmail with subject “link”) Interactive California State Budget (LA Times)  What would YOU do to balance CA’s budget? Facebook brings in payment system (FT)  The social media website at which OA used to work created its own virtual currency so users could buy “e-goodies” for others on the site.  Now Facebook is doing the same thing with new Facebook “credits.”  FT doesn’t mention this but Facebook’s scale is so huge, it’s possible ...

How To Balance The California Budget - You Decide
Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis — The Los Angeles Times has an interesting Interactive On Balancing The California Budget. Try your hand at closing California’s budget shortfall, estimated at $24 billion. It’s not easy, but it can be done. Cut spending, raise taxes and/or borrow to get the state out of the red. For each choice -- drawn from proposals from across the political spectrum -- we’ve tried to give some sense of the effects. As you craft your proposal, the Deficit Meter will show your progress.The Times says "It’s not easy" but I think it is ...

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