Comments on: What’s happened to the once great state of California? http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: AR http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32137 AR Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:40:44 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32137 Is Californicatia the best example yet of de Touqueville's assessment of this democracky thingy, without a benign aristocracy to guide hoi polloi? When citizens suss that they can vote themselves pork AND cut taxes AND (insert personal proclivity) then collapse of stout party/state is certain. Is Californicatia the best example yet of de Touqueville’s assessment of this democracky thingy, without a benign aristocracy to guide hoi polloi? When citizens suss that they can vote themselves pork AND cut taxes AND (insert personal proclivity) then collapse of stout party/state is certain.

]]> By: Andrew Crook http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32095 Andrew Crook Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:10:43 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32095 OK, I've plugged in the deficit figure. OK, I’ve plugged in the deficit figure.

]]> By: Matthew Holmes http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32077 Matthew Holmes Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:26:31 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32077 I hate to be pedantic but there is no such thing as hari kari - it's hara kiri, which literally means 'stomach cutting'. I hate to be pedantic but there is no such thing as hari kari - it’s hara kiri, which literally means ‘stomach cutting’.

]]> By: Evan Beaver http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32056 Evan Beaver Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:24:19 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32056 Wow, I'd been wondering what was going on there. I've been following Arnie on twitter, and there's been plenty of late night meetings and chinese take away. Which brings me to my second point. The abs aren't so rock hard these days. Arnie has filled out quite a lot recently... Wow, I’d been wondering what was going on there. I’ve been following Arnie on twitter, and there’s been plenty of late night meetings and chinese take away.

Which brings me to my second point. The abs aren’t so rock hard these days. Arnie has filled out quite a lot recently…

]]> By: Guy Rundle http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32054 Guy Rundle Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:15:16 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/23/rundle-whats-happened-to-the-once-great-state-of-california/#comment-32054 whoops - the actual deficit figure dropped out of that story. It's currently $11.2 billion, potentially rising to $40 bn by 2010 whoops - the actual deficit figure dropped out of that story. It’s currently $11.2 billion, potentially rising to $40 bn by 2010

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