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Charged Appetitie
I have always said the only sure thing that comes from overfeeding government is that you increase government’s appetite for more money.
Last week, the Wall Street Journal noted the same phenomenon:
The states with the biggest deficits tend to be the most profligate. California has by far the biggest gap — $40 billion — thanks in part to a 40% increase in spending over the last five years. Arizona, Florida and Nevada also have deficits of roughly 20% of their operating budget; each of these states allowed their expenditures to grow by more than 50% faster than the average state budget over the last decade.
