As a native, now ex-Californian I think the only possible plan to the governance/financial problems there is 1. No more bailouts, 2. State bankruptcy and debt reorganization, 3. Socialist pols voted out of office, 4. Drastic spending cuts, 5. Years of painful recovery.

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There is no bankruptcy law covering states’ debts.

I agree with your assessment Fren

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Serious moral hazard for those running states’ budgets. Why wouldn’t they run an insane deficit?