$164 Billion is more than $96 Billion, and money spent by the state is money spent by the state, even though is was temporarily routed through Wash DC! There are lies, damn lies, and there are budget figures given by a partisan. None of this shows the fabled $38 Billion deficit or the $12 Billion surplus left us by Pete Wilson. The state is run like shell game, and the perps are Democrats. That is the truth, sorry if it hurts your little feelings.

Bill D.: If you ask the State of California, they will give you anything you want, free. How about a pair of free Kevlar shorts? And yes, Norplant is cheaper than 75 years of public assistance, but the latter is PC.