{"id":113771,"date":"2025-12-15T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/california-is-broke-but-its-not-too-late-for-the-rest-of-us-113771"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:00:33","slug":"california-is-broke-but-its-not-too-late-for-the-rest-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/california-is-broke-but-its-not-too-late-for-the-rest-of-us-113771","title":{"rendered":"California is broke, but it\u2019s not too late for the rest of us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California used to be the place where people went to chase dreams. Today, it\u2019s the place where fiscal discipline goes to die. The Golden State, which is home to Hollywood glitz, Silicon Valley billionaires and the highest state taxes in America, is\u00a0broke again. It’s staring down another multibillion-dollar deficit that exposes just how unstable and dysfunctional its financial model has become. In short, the Golden State isn\u2019t so golden anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For years, politicians like Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> have insisted that California is the shining example of fiscal sensibility that America should follow. But when you peel back the layers, what you really find is a state government that can\u2019t stop spending, can\u2019t plan for the future and is now caught in a structural budget crisis of its own making.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year, California\u2019s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst\u2019s Office (LAO) dropped a bombshell: the state is now projected to face an\u00a0$18 billion deficit in 2026\u201327, a shortfall\u00a0$5 billion worse\u00a0than what lawmakers admitted just months earlier. Even more troubling, the LAO says California is facing\u00a0structural deficits\u00a0of\u00a0$15 to $25 billion every year through at least 2029. \u00a0<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t a one-off crisis for California. It\u2019s a multiyear budget mess that keeps getting deeper. And this is happening during strong stock-market years when capital-gains tax revenue is already at record levels. Imagine what happens when the market cools or when we hit a mild recession.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DHS BLASTS NEWSOM OVER TAXPAYER-FUNDED HEALTHCARE FOR ILLEGALS AS CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE COSTS MAY SOAR 382%<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

California\u2019s problem is simple:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rather than tightening belts or prioritizing necessities, lawmakers have layered on new programs, expanded benefits and made long-term promises based on temporary revenue spikes. Newsom and legislative leaders have hailed these expansions as “investments,” but the truth is they are obligations that don\u2019t disappear when the economy dips.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NEWSOM CALLS HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY ‘POSTER CHILD’ OF CALIFORNIA’S FAILURES AS A STATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Some of the biggest drivers of the fiscal crisis include:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Instead of addressing these realities, politicians have spent years using accounting gimmicks, fund transfers, delayed payments\u00a0and borrowing from special accounts to mask the red ink. The LAO now warns that these “one-time solutions” have mostly been exhausted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Governor Newsom has spent years painting California as a progressive Utopia that should be a “model for America” that proves big government can work. But you can\u2019t call yourself the model when you:\u00a0<\/p>\n

California is now living paycheck to paycheck ironically, just like millions of Californians who can\u2019t keep up with the state\u2019s affordability crisis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

While California sinks deeper into red ink, fiscally disciplined states across the country are announcing\u00a0surpluses, refunding taxpayers, or increasing reserves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In other words, the states that California politicians love to criticize are the ones balancing their checkbooks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A state with:\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2026should\u00a0not\u00a0be the model.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A functioning state must be able<\/a> to fund its commitments responsibly, plan for downturns and put the brakes on when spending outruns revenue. California has failed to do any of that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

California is not the model for America. It\u2019s the cautionary tale for other states and our country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM TED JENKIN<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/california-broke-its-not-too-late-rest-us <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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