Thursday, February 19, 2009

A state budget...

We finally have - after months - a state budget. I really need to study the political process in this state more in depth, because to me it seems insane that it should go this far... people loosing jobs and state functions deteriorating because the people elected to be in charge can solve the problem.

California is the fifth something largest economy in the world - but when it comes to budget process, you would think it's some undeveloped country with lack of proper processes. Imagine a business being run this way... Where they have to lock in the board members in the board room with sleeping backs and tooth brushes and tell them not to come out until they have a solution...

Well, it seems locking them in did the trick - negotiating at 4 am is tiring even though you have strong principles. Why don't they just do this every year and maybe we'll get a budget done on time? If they know in advance they will get locked down unless they find away to compromise, maybe it will be quicker??

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