13% of Gross National Product: California

California is the 8th largest Gross Domestic Product in the world when placed among all nations. Since California is not allowed to go bankrupt the only way out of this mess is benefit cuts or new taxes. The balance in the state legislature will require both. Those hurt the most are the poorest and many state subsidized business like old age homes that take Medi-Cal(like medicare only for Californians). Under this program a person put into an old age home pays about half through social security and medicare and the state funds half of the funds to pay for the old age home.

I was looking at the news recently and even though there are many gang related murders in places like Salinas in Central California because the state will take local funds from cities and counties to stay solvent, many police officers in places like Salinas will be laid off even with continuing gang related murders taking place under present plans by the state government.

I know that Californians tend to be very innovative but right now both the Republicans and the Democrats are so hamstrung by money from special interests they don't seem to care about the poor falling through cracks and off a cliff who have nowhere to turn except for God and friends and relatives.